Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Sambo's Date of plate: 1950s-1960s   Notes: Sambo's chain of restaurants was founded in 1957 by Sam Battistone and Newell Bohnett, hence Sambo's. It was widely assumed that the name was related to "The Story of Little Black Sambo," and the owners decided it would be smart marketing to capitalize

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Sambo's Date of plate: 1971   Notes: Sambo's chain of restaurants was founded in 1957 by Sam Battistone and Newell Bohnett, hence Sambo's. It was widely assumed that the name was related to "The Story of Little Black Sambo," and the owners decided it would be smart marketing to capitalize

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Salt Air Hotel Distributor: Mitchell Woodbury Co., Boston Date of match stand: circa 1913 – 1920s   Notes: One of the very first hotels in West Palm Beach, Florida was located on Narcissus Street. According to the Palm Beach County History Museum: "the 74-room Hotel Salt Air

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Salem, Duotone Pattern #R-12 Date of plate: 1922   Notes: The name for this pattern of coral flowers and leaves in charcoal black or gray comes from its own "design patented" backstamp, but more information comes from a binder of Syracuse patterns that includes it in two

Manufacturer: Royal Tuscan, Ltd., England User: Saint James Club Montreal Date of plate: 1962   Notes: The Saint James Club opened its doors in Montreal, Canada on July 14, 1857. It is the oldest private club in Montreal and one of the oldest in the country. The club was named after

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Airbrushed Sailing Ship – Pink Date of plate: 1952

Manufacturer: Homer Laughlin China User: Sailfish Club of Florida Date of plate: 1981   Notes: The Sailfish Club of Florida, Palm Beach, was chartered in 1914. Its members are saltwater anglers who mostly practice catch and release with an emphasis on conservation. Various tournaments are hosted there each year, including the

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Sailboat (Blue Airbrushed) Date of coupe plate: 1965 Note: In his Jackson China Book on CD, James Strano includes this pattern without name or number as one of several airbrushed designs. Airbrushed schooner or sailboat in shades from light blue to dark navy blue on a coupe (rimless)

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Sahara Motor Hotel Date of platter: 1960   Notes: The Sahara Motor Hotel was located on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. It had 150 rooms, with a dining room, cocktail lounge, convention and banquet rooms and coffee shop. Its main claim to fame seems to be that