Manufacturer: Rosenthal China, Germany User: The Sovereign Hotel Date of plate: 1930 – 1950s   Notes: The Sovereign was one of the grander Chicago hotels located at 1040 West Granville and Kenmore Avenue. Designed by architect Walter W. Ahlschlager, the hotel had a domed ballroom and overlooked Lake Michigan, but the

Manufacturers: Warwick China, McNicol China Disproven User: Fred Harvey Actual User: Ford Hopkins Drug Stores and Tea Rooms Pattern name: Southwest (as known within the railroad/railroad-adjacent  dining car china community) Date of Warwick examples: 1934, 1935 Date of McNicol bowl: 1931-1960s Date of McNicol grill plate: 1931-1940s   Notes: This

Manufacturers: Warwick China, McNicol China, Victory China (a tradename for an unknown manufacturer), and Syracuse China Disproven User: Fred Harvey Actual User: Ford Hopkins Drug Stores and Tea Rooms Pattern name: Southwest (as known within the railroad/railroad-adjacent  dining car china community) Date of Warwick examples: 1934, 1935 Date of McNicol

Manufacturer: Buffalo China (various others noted below) User: Southern Pacific Lines / Southern Pacific Company Pattern: Sunset Date of platter: late 1920s – circa 1930s   Notes: Southern Pacific Lines/Sunset pattern identified by railroad china authors Richard Luckin and Doug McIntyre in their respective reference books, Dining on Rails and The Official Guide:

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Southern Hotel – St. Louis, MO Date of plate: January 1912   Notes: The is the second Southern Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The first hotel was built in 1866 and burned April 11, 1877 with the loss of many lives. This plate is from the second

Manufacturers: Sterling China and Unknown User: Southern Hotel – Baltimore, MD Date of Sterling demi cup & saucer: 1951 Date of Unknown bowl: Unknown   Notes: The Southern Hotel was located on the corner of East Redwood and Light streets in Baltimore, Maryland. The 14-story, 400-room hotel was designed by Otto B.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Southern Electrical Company Date of plate: 1951 – 1952   Notes: Thought to be an independent electric company, the Southern Electrical Company began broadcasting commercial radio station KDPT in San Diego, in conjunction with the Union-Tribune Publishing Company in 1922. White body, turquoise line around verge, intertwined

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: South Side Swedish Club 2 Date of plate: 1960s   Notes: The South Side Swedish Club of Chicago was formed to meet the community desire for an ethnic meeting place, and was first located in the heart of the Swedish enclave, near Andersonville. It was later located,

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: South Side Swedish Club Date of plate: 1940s-50s   Notes: The South Side Swedish Club of Chicago was formed to meet the community desire for an ethnic meeting place, and was first located in the heart of the Swedish enclave, near Andersonville. It was later located, and