Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Cumberland Hotel – New York City Distributor: James M. Shaw & Company Date of pitcher: circa 1904-1924   Notes: The 12-story Cumberland Hotel on the Southwest corner of Broadway and 54th Street, opened in 1904. It contained 232 rooms with 150 private baths, a dining room, and

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Cumberland Hotel – New York City Date of celery dish: circa 1904-1924   Notes: The 12-story Cumberland Hotel on the Southwest corner of Broadway and 54th Street, opened in 1904. It contained 232 rooms with 150 private baths, a dining room, and a ballroom. By 1923

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Cragsmoor Inn – Cragsmoor (Ellenville), New York Date of creamer: circa 1903-1924 Date of saucer: circa 1903   Notes:  What eventually became the Cragsmoor Inn in Ellenville, New York, began as a farmhouse owned by the Decker family, who took in summer guests. The Geilhard family later

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Commercial Hotel Distributor: Frederick & Nelson Date of plate: circa 1911-1924   Notes:  The five-story, 140-room Commercial Hotel at 310 E. Yakima Avenue in Yakima, Washington, opened around 1910. It contained a dining room, coffee shop and ballroom. The Commercial was later renamed the Grand. By

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Commander Hotel Date of platter (and original order): 1928   Notes: The 16-story Commander Hotel at 240 West 73rd Street opened in 1928. It opened as an apartment hotel with 305 suites that ranged in size from one to three rooms. Some were rented as apartments

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Brewster Hotel Distributor: Nathan Straus & Sons Date of china: 1927   Notes:  The Brewster, a 15-story, 297 room and bath hotel, opened at 17-21 W 86th Street on September 27, 1927. In 1986, The Brewster was converted into 153 apartments. Scammell produced the Lamberton china service

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Bretton Hall Date of china: circa 1903-1924   Notes:  The 13-story Bretton Hall opened in 1903 as an apartment hotel with 187 suites, 506 bedrooms, 231 baths, and 385 toilet rooms. It contained a dining room that could be used by the apartment and hotel guests,

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery and Scammell China User: Blackstone Hotel Date of china: circa 1916-1954   Notes: The eight-story, 237-room Blackstone Hotel opened in October 1916. It was originally designed as residential hotel with suites that ranged from six to eight rooms. The top floor was devoted to facilities for social

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery and Scammell China User: Hotel Benson Date of china: circa 1914-1944   Notes: When lumber magnate Simon Benson took over the former Oregon Hotel annex in 1914, he renamed it Hotel Benson. A new china service was ordered from Maddock Pottery, through distributor Prael Hegele & Co.,