Locations: Huntington Park
Dates of Operation: 1931 - 1964
Values: Check on Ebay
Featured Wallace China items (view more)Wallace China Restaurantware $9.99 Bids: 0 | Vintage Masonic Temple Salinas, Ca Plate Wallace China $8.00 Bids: 2 | Wallace China Westward Ho. Large Cup Ormug $11.45 Bids: 4 |
What you’ll notice first about many items from the Wallace China Company is that they are usually very sturdy and heavy vitrified china. I’ve seen a number of different pieces of restaurant and hotel ware marked as Wallace at the thrifts, but haven’t picked up too many for a few reasons.
The first is that I thought that like the H.F. Coors company, they were still in business producing restaurant and table ware. In truth, the Wallace company was actually absorbed into the Shenango China company in 1959 and eventually production of those items came to a halt in the 60s.
Secondly - many of the items I see are rather plain without any of the fancy marks or patterns that are attractive to restaurant ware collectors. Still, I’ve picked up a few of the plain examples recently just for fun. Here’s a simple small cereal or berry bowl in a solid green color:

Backstamps on Wallace China vary; some include the pattern or line name but many just have a simple stamp along with a date code like this one that I have:

Many will also say “Los Angeles” on the back. If you’re looking for information on the date codes for Wallace restaurantware there is a good reference at the Restaurant Ware Collectors Site. The company, which was founded by former members of Poxon China including Wallace B. Wood and son Frank Wood, began producing their wares in the 30s in Huntington Park. Chipman gives an address of 5600 DeSoto Ave, but I think this may actually be today’s Soto Street.
Popular patterns among collectors are the western themed Westward Ho line (produced in conjunction with MC Wentz) and El Rancho. Willow was produced earlier on and mimicked English designs in various colors. Other popular patterns included Hibiscus and Shadowleaf. Wallace also produced a ton of different customized patterns produced for various hotels and restaurants.
Here are a few pattern swatches, with obvious apologies to the real Wallace China collectors out there - I don’t collect this stuff…
Wallace China items
| Wallace China Restaurantware Current Price: $9.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 2h 40m | |
| Vintage Masonic Temple Salinas, CA plate Wallace China Current Price: $8.00 Current Bids: 2 Ends in: 5h 10m | |
| Wallace China Westward Ho. Large Cup orMug Current Price: $11.45 Current Bids: 4 Ends in: 1d 6m | |
| WALLACE CHINA PIONEER TRAILS KIT CARSON ASHTRAY Current Price: $9.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 1d 6h 21m | |
| WALLACE CHINA PIONEER TRAILS DAVY CROCKETT ASHTRAY Current Price: $23.37 Current Bids: 6 Ends in: 1d 6h 26m | |
| WALLACE CHINA OTT'S RESTAURANT 11" PLATE Current Price: $9.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 1d 6h 30m | |
| WALLACE CHINA PIONEER TRAILS SAM HOUSTON ASHTRAY Current Price: $16.50 Current Bids: 3 Ends in: 1d 6h 31m | |
| WALLACE CHINA PIONEER TRAILS MARK TWAIN ASHTRAY Current Price: $18.37 Current Bids: 3 Ends in: 1d 6h 36m | |
| Marine Room Olympic Hotel Ash Tray Wallace China L.A. Current Price: $9.99 Current Bids: 1 Ends in: 1d 9h 34m | |
| Wallace China - El Rancho 9.5" Plate 1952 Current Price: $20.50 Current Bids: 3 Ends in: 2d 1h 18m | |
| Wallace China Westward Ho Longhorn pair bowls Western ! Current Price: $99.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 2d 1h 28m | |
| Wallace China Co. Colorful Platter No Reserve Current Price: $3.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 2d 1h 47m | |
| WALLACE CHINA CREAM & SUGAR SET Current Price: $1.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 2d 1h 53m | |
| 2006 China Moble Phone Card Refractor Ben Wallace Rare Current Price: $9.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 2d 2h 42m |
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