Rare Wileman & Shelley China Chocolate Cup for Walter Baker & Co, Dorchester, MA beware of pickpockets I keep finding them--but I

I keep finding them--but I think it is rather that they are a magnet for me

just everything great in antique playing cards with their square corners

Really a very lovely little piece

14 1/2" tall x 11 1/2" wide x 3 5/8" deep and in good vintage condition

Rare Wileman & Shelley China Chocolate Cup for Walter Baker & Co, Dorchester, MA beware of pickpockets I keep finding them--but IWhen I found this little cup, I didn't know a thing about it; I just liked the combination of this woman carrying a tray with two of the cups on it, with the "no chemicals" on the interior lip. Turns out it is a pretty special and rare thing! The cup was made by Wileman and Shelley in Staffordshire, England, exclusively for Walter Baker & Co., the first chocolate maker in the United States, based in Dorchester, MA, just outside of Boston. The woman on