Manufacturers: Syracuse China and Jackson China User: SS Leviathan Date of pickle dish: June 1922 Date of ice cream shell: December 1922 Date of plate: unknown Date of platter: 1926   Notes: The 950-foot, 54,282-gross ton SS Vaterland was launched in Hamburg, Germany April 13, 1913. When WWI broke out she

Manufacturer: Santa Anita, Mexico User/Pattern: Sr. Chico's Restaurant Bar Date of plate: 1983 – circa 2010   Notes: Sr. Chico's Restaurant was built in 1983 by Chico Perez, in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. It was located on a hillside with an impressive view of the harbor and coastline. According to the

Manufacturer: TEPCO User: Squaw Valley Lodge Date of creamer: 1950s – 1960s   Notes: The 1960 Winter Olympics took place in Squaw Valley, CA.

Manufacturer: Wellsville China User: Spudnuts Date of cup: 1950s – early 1960s (based on backstamp)   Notes: Spudnuts was a nationwide donut chain created by brothers Albert and Bob Pelton of Salt Lake City in 1946. A spudnut is a potato flour donut from a folk recipe that traces back to

Manufacturer: Vervaardig China User: Sprite Caravans Date of bowl: unknown   Notes: Sam Alper started Sprite Caravans in 1947 when he designed a caravan, which we call a motor home, for his own use. His designs used ex-war materials and surplus aircraft parts, which were available at low cost. The company

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Springsong Date of plates: 1946 – 1965   Notes: Airbrushed parrot tulip design, shown in four colors below: pink, brown, red and gray. Source: Jackson China 1960 Catalog Plate contributed by teabear Grouping of pattern in gray contributed by catherine yronwode

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Sprague's Lodge Date of open sugar: 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: In 1910, Abner Sprague and John S. Stopher opened Sprague's Lodge in what is now known as Glacier Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. In order to improve the quality of fishing for his guests,

Manufacturer: Ohio Pottery Co. User: The Spot, various locations in Ohio Date of Mug: circa 1918 – early 1920s   Notes: The SPOT opened in 1907 when Spot Miller set up a chuck wagon in Sidney, Ohio. Once the city refused to allow him to serve from the cart, he removed

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: The Spokane Club Date of examples: circa 1939 – circa 1948   Note: The Spokane Club located in Spokane, Wash., was established on February 28, 1890 and later reorganized on January 6, 1900. The club's original home was located in one room on the second floor of