Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Bankers Lounge Club Distributor: American China & Glassware Co. – Chicago Date of cup & saucer: circa 1927   Notes: The Banker's Lounge Club opened on March 15, 1928, at 105 West Adams Street in Chicago, Illinois.  In less than two years it merged with the

Manufacturer: John Tams & Son Elephant Brand –  England User: Copper Room Date of creamer: circa 1950s   Notes: Dr. John Bendall, who was born in England but educated in the United States, was a practicing physician in Yucca Valley, California. He was also an accomplished pilot, and in his

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Arrowhead Springs Hotel Date of grill plate: 1941   Notes: The Arrowhead Springs Hotel in San Bernadino, California, has had four incarnations. The first was in the mid-1860s when the so-called doctor David Noble Smith built his infirmary/hotel to utilize the natural hot springs. The facility

Manufacturer: Tepco China User: The Red Fox Date of plate: circa 1954 – 1959   Notes: The Red Fox restaurant was opened in 1954 by Don McLaughlin and Peggy DeMars at 704 Fourth Street in San Rafael, California, and was in business until April 1959, when it was bought by

Manufacturer: Mercer Pottery Company – Trenton, New Jersey User: Brooklyn Hose Co. No. 3 Date of plate: circa 1905 – 1920s   Notes: The Brooklyn Hose Co. No. 3 – and its social club/bar – is located at 218 S. Main Street in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, and was organized on April

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Chippewa Inn Distributor: L. Barth & Son – New York & Boston Date of platter: Circa 1920s-1930s   Notes: There is nothing definitive proving the exact location of the Chippewa Inn where this pattern was used, but reference has been found to a Chippewa Inn on

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Forty One Date of service plate: 1988   Notes: The Forty One restaurant was located at 41 Royal Palm Blvd in Vero Beach, Florida, on its Treasure Coast. It is not known when it closed, but all that has been found is a TV ad on

Manufacturer: Wood & Sons, Burslem, England User: General Brock Hotel Date of soup plate: Circa 1950s   Notes: From the website niagrafallsinfo.com, In 1927, William Manley German along with a group of Niagara Falls businessmen with the financial assistance of Sir Harry Oakes, formed a company to build the General

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: To Kalon Club Distributor: George C. Peck & Co., Pawtucket, R.I. Date of platter: circa 1900 – 1912   Notes:  The To Kalon Club was established as a private dining club in 1867, and was one of the most well-known clubs in all of Rhode Island