Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Velvet Date of plate: 1970s – 1980s Notes: This pattern is part of the Maitre d' Collection by Jackson China. The Jackson Velvet pattern set consists of Bellford, Carlton and Ritz product line shapes. Source: Jackson China Book on CD by James "Jim" Strano White body Ritz shape with wide,

Manufacturers: Scammell China and  Mayer China User: The Vanderbilt Hotel Date of Scammell soup plate: 1924 – circa 1927 Date of Mayer soup plate: 1940s – 1960s   Notes: Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, the great-grandson of railroad magnate Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, built the Vanderbilt Hotel at 34th Street and Park Avenue in

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Vanderbilt Hotel Date of platter: pre-1920   Notes: Built by Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt on land he inherited from his father at Park Avenue and 34th Street in New York City, this 20-story, 600-room hotel opened in January of 1912. The Vanderbilt heirs sold the building in

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Van Orman Hotels Company Date candle stick holder: 1930s Notes: This is a chamber stick or candle stick holder for the Van Orman Hotels Company. There were several Van Orman Hotels located in Indiana, Illinois & Ohio, including the Hotel Shawnee in Springfield, OH; the Hotel Nelson

Maufacturer: Unknown, Made in Germany User: Van Nuys Hotel Distributor: Burley & Company Date of match stand: 1914   Notes: The Van Nuys Hotel is located at 103 West Fourth Street, in Los Angeles, Calif. The hotel was designed in the Beaux-Arts style by Morgan & Walls in 1896. It was

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Van Houten's Cocoa Date of cup: 1930s – early 1940s Notes: Father and son, Casparus and Coenraad Johannes Van Houten, respectively, were two of the most important figures in the history of chocolate as we know it today. In 1828, Casparus van Houten Sr. patented an inexpensive

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Van Curler Hotel Date of plate: August 1952   Notes: The 200-room Van Curler Hotel opened in the summer of 1925 in Schenectady, NY and closed February 2, 1968. It was purchased by the Schenectady County Community College and opened it doors as Elston Hall, September

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Van Cleve Hotel Date of service plate: 1951   Notes: The Van Cleve Hotel was located at 36 West First & Ludlow Streets in Dayton, Ohio. The 12-story, 300-room hotel opened January 5, 1928. It was the home of the famous air-conditioned Pine Room, Mayfair Room and

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Van Camp's Date of examples: Circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: The Van Camp's company started as a grocery store operation in 1861 in the Indianapolis, Indiana area by Gilbert and Hester Van Camp. Their son Frank refined the recipe to include tomatoes and sold this product