Regal China was best known for their long and prolific line of Jim Beam decanters, those pieces were very clever designs and quite popular with collectors for a long time. According to Mike Schneider, writer of The Complete Cookie Jar Book, the company was founded in the late 1920s - 1930s by Herman Kravitz in Chicago, Illinois. To back his date up, Schneider also states that Catherine Miller was hired as a decorator for the company in 1930. The company later moved to Antioch (about 50 miles north) in 1940. In 1968 the company became a part of the James Beam Distilling Company. A perfect fit since Regal had been producing Jim Beam Bottles since 1955(?) and continued until the company stopped manufacturing ceramic decanters. Regal China closed down in 1992.
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