Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Shadows Date of plate: 1956   Notes: The Shadows restaurant, located at 1349 Montgomery St. at Filbert in San Francisco, Calif., opened in 1932, offering "a bit of Bohemia atop Telegraph Hill," as their matchbooks advertised. They featured German cuisine along with views of the San

Manufacturer: Wallace China Pattern: Shadowleaf Date of plates: 1950s – early 1960s   Notes: Large leaf pattern shown below in two colors: green and brown. For a similar patterns: Palm by Shenango China Palm 2 by TEPCO

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons, England User: The Seville Hotel Date of plate: 1905   Notes: In 1904, the 12-story, 400-room Seville Hotel opened on Madison Avenue and 29th Street in New York City. It was last listed in a 1963 Hotel Red Book. It has been completely renovated with a

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Seville Date of examples: August 1936 Notes: ECONO-RIM shape, tan body.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: 71 Club Date of ashtray: 1967 Notes: Located at 71 E. Wacker Drive in Chicago, the 71 Club was on the upper floor of the 36-story Executive House Hotel, which was built in 1960 and designed by Milton Schwartz and Associates. In 1987, the building, including the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: 71st Infantry Regiment, New York, NY Date sample plate: Unknown Notes: The 71st New York Infantry was part of the New York National Guard and was originally organized in 1850 as the 71st New York Volunteers. After a former armory burned, a new five-story stone and

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The 7 Seas Rim pattern: Viking Date of plate: 1938   Notes: Jerry Galatis opened The 7 Seas Restaurant in 1913 at the corner of S.E. 1st Avenue and 1st Street in Miami. The restaurant, called "The Pride of Miami," was housed in a sleek Art Deco building.

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Seros Lunch and Seros Chili Co. Distributor: Stearnes Co., Chicago Date of platter: Possibly 1917 to 1920s-1930s   Notes: The ID for this platter is based on a matchbook that shows a chili restaurant called Seros Lunch that was located at 1439 Griswold St., in Detroit, Mich., and the

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Hotel Seneca Distributor: Sibley, Lindsey & Curr Co. Date of ice cream shell: 1890s – 1911   Notes: Located at 26 S. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY, the Hotel Seneca was built in 1908 with a 15-floor addition added in 1924. It became a Manger Hotel in