[CarltonHendricks]

I picked up this little Sugar Bowl souvenir plate yesterday at an antiques fair....anyone seen one of these before? I haven't....I know the southern boys are ravenous about their football.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maison_Blanche
As I recall the Sugar Bowl started in 1935....On the back it's marked Maison Blanche Co. New Orleans, which would have been the Maison Blanche department store...Maison Blanche, which was owned and operated by a number of principles throughout it's life span, was located on Canal Street in New Orleans from about 1897 till 1997. Today it's a Ritz Carlton.

The basketball player is wearing knee pads.....the tennis player is wearing long pants.....the football player has reeded pants and I vaguely see friction strips...so with all that I'd put the plate in the 1930's....and since the Sugar Bowl started in 1935...it's probably one of the earlier souvenirs...I haven't been able to find an example on the internet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Kilns
It's interesting Vernon Kilns was in Vernon California...They operated from 1931-1952. According to Wiki: "Vernon Kilns produced transfer-print specialty ware which could be special ordered. Custom decal plates, as special order items, were produced for department stores, for promotional advertisement, for commemorative events, and for the tourist trade."

The plate, if you could call it that, closer to a tip tray, measures a wopping 4 3/8" wide!