Archive 1
Arnholtz Coffee and Supply Company
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Arnholtz Coffee and Supply Company Date of cup: 1951 The Arnholtz Coffee and Supply Company was located in Amarillo, Texas Photos contributed by Ed Babcock and Roland Burritt
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Order of the Eastern Star – OES 2
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Order of the Eastern Star Date of creamer: 1950   Notes: The Pennsylvania Order of the Eastern Star held its 56th Annual Grand Convention at Jaffa Mosque in June 1950. Located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, the Jaffa Shrine is a chapter organized under Shriners International. According to Wikipedia, the
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Sytje's Pannekoeken Restaurants
Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Sytje's Pannekoeken Restaurants Date of platter: 1980 – 1990s   Notes: In 1975, Sytje's Pannekoeken Huis Family Restaurants located in Edina, Minn. began serving up Dutch-style family dining, specializing in delectable, puffy Dutch-style pancakes. The restaurants were also known for their "windmill-kitsch decor, and waitresses decked out in
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Syracuse Shadowtone Pattern for LBJ
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: President Lyndon Baines Johnson Date of cup & saucer: 1964   Notes: Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) succeeded to the U.S. presidency after the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, on Nov. 22, 1963. Johnson was then elected to the office in November 1964. It has been
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Syracuse Pattern Shadowtone #11
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Shadowtone #11 Date: 1944 (Econo-Rim blue) Date: 1927 – 1950s (Old Ivory pink)   Notes: This design of a sailing ship or sailboat with waves in an airbrushed design was usually produced on Econo-Rim, and usually in blue, as shown in the first photo. The more
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Syracuse Pattern #P-96
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Border: Chantilly – Syracuse Pattern #P-192 Pattern Border with Center Motif: Syracuse Pattern #P-96 Date of plate: 1936 Notes: Pictured here is the full Quimper-style pattern, which preceded Chantilly. Chantilly, a version of the border of the Quimper-style pattern without the center folk art motif, was introduced circa
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Syracuse Pattern #P-145
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Name: P-145 Date of match stand: 1940   Notes: Tan Adobe Ware matchstand with orange and green stylized flowers on black stems. This pattern is shown on page 202 of a binder of Syracuse overglazed patterns, dated Oct. 2, 1935. It it shown with an "A" and
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Syracuse Pattern #P-116
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Number: P-116 Date of plate: 1963 Note: Southwestern pattern on a tan body with geometric shapes in red, blue and green on rim with black line on verge. Stylized sun in well of plate in red and yellow. This pattern is shown on page 198 of a
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Syracuse Pattern #P-105
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: #P-105 "Camellia" Date of plate: 1942   Notes: This pattern on a tan (Adobe), Econo-Rim body is part of the company's P-series of "hand-paint" designs. It is shown in a 1937 catalog of decorations (detail above) and also in a 1933 pattern book in the section
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