Archive 1
South Shore Country Club
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: South Shore Country Club Date of plate: 1926   Notes: The South Shore Cultural Center of Chicago, IL — a 58-acre park with a nine-hole golf course, lighted tennis courts, beach, art gallery, horse stables, impressive building with grand ballrooms, the Parrot Cage restaurant, and the Washburn
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Soulas' Cafe & Rathskeller
Manufacturers: Maddock Pottery Co. and Bauscher Brothers User: Soulas' Cafe & Rathskeller Date of Bauscher Brothers platters: 1890s – circa early 1920s Date of Maddock Pottery plate: circa 1900 – 1912   Notes: Charles (Chas) W. Soulas opened his original Soulas Cafe' at 117 S. 8th and Sansom streets in downtown
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Soulas Cafe'
Manufacturer: Greenwood Pottery User: Soulas Cafe' Date of platters: circa 1886 – 1910   Notes: Charles (Chas) W. Soulas Sr. opened his original Soulas Cafe' at 117 S. 8th and Sansom streets in downtown Philadelphia, Pa. as an upscale tavern, serving politicians, lawyers and businessmen circa 1889-1891. A few years later,
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Sorrento
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Sorrento Date of examples: 1971   Notes: Sorrento was a stock pattern that Syracuse produced for more than 50 years. It is commonly seen both with and without a black line on the rim. The Hotel del Monte in Monterey, Calif., was one known user of this
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Soreno Hotel
Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Soreno Hotel Date of plate: circa 1923 – 1942 Distributor: Mitchell Woodbury Co., Boston   Notes: Designed by region architect Geoffrey Lloyd Preacher, construction began on Soren Lund's Mediterranean Revival hotel located in 1923. Located in St. Petersburg, Florida, the hotel encompassed the north half of the
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Sonny's Dilly Burger
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Stuart's Drive Inn Restaurants Date of plate: 1956   Notes : Sonny Stuart owned two drive-in restaurants in Houston, Texas, located at 8001 S. Main and 3401 North Main. The Dilly Burger was Stuart's popular version of a double-decker hamburger. He also offered a triple Forever Hamburger.
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Sonnenberg's Restaurant
Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Sonnenberg's Restaurant Pattern: Unknown Date of examples: circa 1925 – 1930s   Notes: The butter pat and creamer were identified by the great-grandson of the owner of Sonnenberg's in Torrington, Connecticut and Librarian Carol Clapp of the Torrington Historical Society provided the following historical synopsis: "Sonnenberg's Restaurant was
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Somerset
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Somerset Date of plate: copyrighted 1919
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Soda Fountain Specials
Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern Name: Soda Fountain Specials Date of examples: Circa 1916 – 1946   Notes: This line developed by Jackson China was marketed specifically for soda fountains and was offered in either pink or green. Distributor was D.W. Zeber in Pittsburgh, Penn. This ID is based on a two-page
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