Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Company User: Alexandria Hotel Date of china: circa 1918-1923   Notes: When it opened on February 12, 1906, the eight-story, 365-room Alexandria Hotel was considered the most elegant hotel in Los Angeles.  It contained a two-story European (plan) dining room and a Gentlemen's Grill on the ground

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Columbia Hotel Date of china: Late 1920s – 1954   Notes:  What eventually became the four-story Columbia Hotel at 348 E. Michigan Avenue in Kalamazoo, Michigan, opened in 1873 as the Pacific Hotel. It had a couple name changes and owners before Adam Ehrman bought it

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Multnomah #62501 Date of plate: 1937   Notes: This classic early 20th century border with its Art Deco swags and pendants decoration of straight lines and squares is found in a binder of Syracuse underglaze patterns. As shown above, there is also a #62503 design

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Hotel Collingwood Distributor of cup: L. Barth & Son Backstamp of shard: Seth H. Moseley, L. Barth & Son Date of china: circa 1917-1924   Notes: The 13-story, 240-room Collingwood Hotel, at 49 W 35th Street, in New York City, opened May 1, 1901.  While it

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Hotels Claridge Date of china service: circa 1924   Notes: Around 1920, Charles Levy and Morris Corn, two St. Louis businessmen, formed Hotel Claridge Co. On March 5, 1921, they opened the 12-story, 350-room Claridge Hotel at 1800 Locust Street in St. Louis. In 1924, they

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Canoe Place Inn Pattern name: #5040 Indian Border Date of china: circa 1924 – 1954   Notes:  The Canoe Place Inn, located at Hampton Bays, Long Island, New York, was constructed in 1923, on the site of a former Canoe Place Inn that burned down in

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Brown Hotel Distributor: Albert Pick & Company – Chicago Date of china: circa 1923-1954   Notes: Jame Graham Brown was the original owner of the 16-story, 700 room and bath, Brown Hotel that opened October 25, 1923. The Main Dining room was 43' b7 75', the

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Brittany Hotel Date of china: 1929   Notes:  Located at 55-59 East 19th Street in New York City, the 15-story Brittany, with about 245 rooms, opened in 1929. It had a dining room and a cocktail lounge. In 1934, the Brittany became part of the Roger

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Adelphia Hotel – Philadelphia Date of china: 1914   Notes: The 21-story, 400-room, with bath, Adelphia Hotel opened on January 6,1914. It contained a 56' by 56' main dining room, a 56' by 78' grill room, and a 56' by 56' ballroom. Around 1923, a 500-seat