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

Manufactuer: Mayer China Pattern: Seneca Date of platter and mustard: 1881 – 1888 Date of creamer: 1930s – early 1940s   Distributor of platter and mustard: The Restaurant China Co., Chicago, Ill. Notes: Two color variations on white body shown below: green diamond pattern and gold diamond pattern with a maroon

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Senator Rim Pattern: Princeton Date of compote: circa 1925   Notes: The 9-story, 400-room Hotel Senator was opened by Thomas Hull in 1924, directly next to the State Capitol at 1121 L. Street. Considered "the finest hotel on the entire Pacific Coast" with its close proximity to

Manufacturer: Furnivals User: Hotel Vendome Date of platter: circa 1915   Notes: From the Sarnia Historical Society, the four-story Hotel Vendome was built in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, in 1892 by Laura and Charles Hand. The hotel survived changes in ownership, upgrades, a 1953 tornado that required major repairs, but it was

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Seminole Cafe Pattern: Floridian Date of examples: 1915 – 1920s   Notes: White body decorated underglaze with Spanish decalcomania border in black, blue gray, tan and red, consisting of conventional leaves and geometric figures in panels between a narrow tan broken band at edge and a blue gray

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Selwyn Hotel Date of sample plate: Circa 1920s   Notes: The six-story Selwyn Hotel opened in February of 1907 with 150 rooms and 75 shared baths. Early postcard views of the dining room show a large space with multiple rows of wainscoted square columns, supporting the

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Seelbach's Rathskeller Distributor: J. Dolfinger & Co. Date of plate: 1890s – circa 1911   Notes: Located at 500 Fourth Street in Louisville, Ky., the Seelbach Hotel was designed in the Neo-classical style by F. M Andrews & Co. and built by Louis and Otto Seelbach.

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Seelbach Hotel Date of candle holder: 1905   Notes: In December 1903, construction began on the ten-story, 200-room Seelbach Hotel located at 500 4th Avenue and Walnut Street in Louisville, Kentucky. On May 1, 1905, Louis and Otto Seelbach opened the 10-story, luxurious Seelbach Hotel to