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Ceramic plate fixed in hollow metal base (A). Metal base has a side spout with screw off cap for filling the base with hot water and two hinged, oval-shaped side handles. Aluminum dome lid (B) with black wooden knop. The plate is in the form of a soup plate. It has a white body with decal images of a Zepplin aircraft, hot air balloons, Graf Zepplin (Count Zepplin, the pioneer of the rigid airships), and a European city scape with balloon and bi-plane flying over it. There are no manufacturer or other marks on the plate or lid.
dish warmers
copper (metal)
aluminum (metal)
ceramic (material)
glazing (coating)
decals
aviation
Warmer, Food
Plate, Warming
Plate, Warming
Count Frederick Zeppelin
Unknown
5 1/4 (H), 8 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Sarah Moore Field Collection
1998.5977AB
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