Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Name of user: Louvre Restaurant, San Francisco, California Date of example: 1904-1906   Notes: The Louvre was in business as early as 1887 and located on the northwest corner of Powell and Eddy streets in San Francisco. In 1892, William Bogen and Jacob Amandus Wilkins were the proprietors, and they

Manufacturers: Maddock Pottery, Scammell China, Syracuse China, Buffalo Pottery Name of user: Locke-Ober, Winter Place, Boston, Massachusetts Distributors: Maddock Lamberton: French Mitchell Woodbury Co. Date of examples: Circa 1902 – 1980s   Notes: Louis Ober was born in 1837 in Alsace, France. In 1851, at age 14, he arrived in New

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Del Monte Pattern Name: Sorrento Date of plate: February 1930   From the Wikipedia:  "The Hotel Del Monte was a large resort hotel in Monterey, California, from its opening in 1880 until 1942. It was one of the finest luxury hotels in North America. During

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Hotel Del Monte Date of tray: Unknown   From the Wikipedia:  "The Hotel Del Monte was a large resort hotel in Monterey, California, from its opening in 1880 until 1942. It was one of the finest luxury hotels in North America. During World War II, it closed,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Fort Dearborn Hotel Distributor: Restaurant China Company – Chicago Date of platter: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The Fort Dearborn Hotel is a skyscraper and former hotel located at 401 S. Lasalle St. in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The 17-story

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Cameron Trading Post Date of sugar bowl: 1954 Date of platter: 1967   Notes: The Cameron Trading Post in Cameron, Arizona, was established in 1916 by brothers Hubert and C.D. Richardson. According to the trading post's website: "A swayback suspension bridge was erected over the Little Colorado

Manufacturer: Wellsville China Company User: Carl's Duck Farm Date of plate: 1952   Notes: Carl's Duck Farm restaurant was opened in 1936 by Carl DiMauro and was located at 99 Broadway, on the Newburyport Turnpike in Saugus, Massachusetts. An article in The Daily Item of Lynn, Massachusetts, dated Oct. 25, 1945,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Grafton West Virginia Advertising Plate Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Grafton is a city in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 4,729 at the 2020 census. Located along the Tygart Valley River, it

Manufacturer: Langenthal in Switzerland User: Hotel Du Rhone – Geneva, Switzerland Distributor: M. Stieger & Cie – Berne – Lausanne Date of bowl: 1970   Notes: According to an article in the Houston Post dated Feb. 19, 1950, the Hotel Du Rhone in Geneva, Switzerland, was built in 1950 by