Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Vinoy Park Hotel Date of  plates: 1923 – 1952 Notes: The Vinoy opened in 1925 and was considered to be a grand resort hotel in St. Petersburg, FL. It was taken over by the U.S. Army during World War II and closed in 1974. It was later

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Vine Hall Distributor: Boutell Bros. Date of platter: 1914   Notes: The four-story Vine Hotel, with approximately 74 rooms. was built in 1914 at 1425 La Salle Avenue (originally Vine Place) and 15th Street in Minneapolis, Minn., in the Loring Park neighborhood. It is a rectangular

Manufacturer: Wedgwood User: Il Villaggio Trattoria Date of plate: February 1978   Notes: The Il Villaggio Trattoria was an Italian-themed restaurant located near the Harlem Avenue at the CalSag or College Drive – 11900 South Harlem Avenue in Palos Heights, Illinois. Location now is used by other restaurants. White 10-inch diameter

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Villaggio Italia Date of platter: 1965   Notes: Villaggio Italia was a 1960s Italian resort nestled in the Catskill Mountains, in Haines Falls, N.Y. It was regarded by some as the Neapolitan Grossinger's. It was a popular destination for Italians to escape Manhattan and enjoy wonderful Italian

Manufacturer: Iroquois China Pattern: Viking Date of examples: 1940 – 1950's   Notes:  US Patent Design No. 130312, was issued on November 11, 1941 to inventor William Remstein, assignor to Iroquois China. Brown concentric wavy lines on border interrupted by brown iconic symbol that looks vaguely Southwestern or American Indian or

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Rim Pattern: Viking Date of plate: May 1913   Notes: The original border pattern was designed by Elmer E. Walter, and patented on December 29, 1908. This rim pattern was a stock pattern produced by many manufacturers, including the Maddock Pottery Co. and Scammell China (see related links

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: The Vienna Bakery & Restaurant Date of bone plate: 1909   Notes: The Vienna Bakery and Restaurant was built in 1905 in Louisville, Kentucky at 133-135 S. Fourth Street. It was first founded by Frank L. Erpeldinger, a German immigrant, in 1893 before construction of the Fourth

Manufacturer: Globe Pottery Company Ltd., England User: Victoria Hotel Date of cup: unknown   Notes: Located at 215 Little Collins Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia, the Victoria Hotel opened on November 1, 1880, 45 years after Melbourne's founding. Taken from the hotel's website, "The Victoria Hotel was originally known as the Victoria

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Vic's Tally-Ho Date of plate: 1952 Notes: Located at 5601 Grand Douglas Avenue in northwest Des Moines, Iowa. Started as the Tally Rand Club by Vic Talerico in 1945, the restaurant is still owned by the original family and survives as Sam & Gabe's Italian Bistro in