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Brittany Hotel – New York City
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
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Adelphia Hotel 2
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
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Adelphia Hotel
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
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Barclay Hotel – Philadelphia
Manufacturer: Scammell China Company User: Barclay Hotel – Philadelphia Distributor: John Wanamaker Date of china service: 1929   Notes: The Barclay Hotel, on Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia opened October 1929. It is a 21-story building that had over 600 rooms. The Barclay catered to wealthy guests with a dining room
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Barclay Hotel, The – New York City
Manufacturer: Scammell China Company User: The Barclay Hotel – New York City Date of china service: 1926   Notes: The 14-story, 840-room Barclay was the last of the four hotels built over the New York Central Railroad tracks leading into Grand Central Terminal. All of these hotels had underground passages
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Barclay Hotel 2, The – New York City
Manufacturer: Scammell China Company User: The Barclay Hotel – New York City Date of china service: 1926   Notes: The 14-story, 840-room Barclay was the last of the four hotels built over the New York Central Railroad tracks leading into Grand Central Terminal. All of these hotels had underground passages
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Chisca Hotel 3
Manufacturer: Scammell China Company User: Chisca Hotel Date of china: circa 1930s-1954   Notes: The nine-story Chisca Hotel in Memphis Tennessee, opened December 25, 1913. It advertised 400 rooms and 300 baths, but actually it had closer to 350 rooms and 250 private baths. It was named for Chisca, chief
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Chisca Hotel 2
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Chisca Hotel Distributor: Albert Pick & Company Date of china: 1914   Notes: The nine-story Chisca Hotel in Memphis Tennessee, opened December 25, 1913. It advertised 400 rooms and 300 baths, but actually it had closer to 350 rooms and 250 private baths. It was named
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Chisca Hotel
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Chisca Hotel Distributor: Albert Pick & Company Date of china: 1913   Notes: The nine-story Chisca Hotel in Memphis Tennessee, opened December 25, 1913. It advertised 400 rooms and 300 baths, but actually it had closer to 350 rooms and 250 private baths. It was named
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