Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Utica – Underglaze #62101 Date of demi cup & saucer: 1947   Notes: This is the border pattern used by the Hotel Utica on one of its orders of china. It is not known if it was also a stock pattern that Syracuse sold to other

Manufacturer: Syracuse China, Warwick China User: Hotel Utah Dates of examples: Syracuse – 1911, 1925; Warwick – 193? (backstamp indecipherable)   Notes: The 500-room Hotel Utah opened June 11, 1911 in Salt Lake City, UT. It closed August 1987 and later became office space for the Church of Latter Day Saints

Manufacturer: Ridgeway User: University of Western Ontario Date of plate : 1974   Notes: The University of Western Ontario, in London, Ontario – now branded as Western University – was founded in 1868 as an Anglican University, becoming non-denominational in 1908. Considered one of Canada's top universities, it has 12 schools

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: University of Redlands Date of plate: 1943   Notes: Located in Redlands, Calif., the school was founded in 1907 by the American Baptist Convention. The first president was Jasper Newton Field, minister of the First Baptist Church in Redlands and instrumental in convincing the convention to locate

Manufacturer: Iroquois China User: University of New Hampshire Date of plate: 1947   Notes: This wildcat was the original 1935 mascot logo used by the University of New Hampshire. According to the UNH Archives: "This illustration of the wildcat first graced the cover of the 1935 winter carnival issue of Athletic News,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: University of Colorado Date of plate: 1933-1946 Notes: This is an "approved sample" #14690 for the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. It has the O.P.Co. backstamp (date code, if any, is not known) and is on the Econo-Rim body. The logo is an intertwined U and

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: University Club of Chicago Date of cup : 1977   Notes: The University Club of Chicago (UCC) was established in 1887 and is located at 76 E. Monroe St., overlooking Millennium Park in Chicago, Illinois. Since its beginning, the only requirement for eligibility to membership has remained

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: United States Shipping Board Pattern Name: Granite State Date of card tray: 1921   Notes: This pattern was used on United States Lines ships. White bodied card tray with coin gold band on rim and logo. (Source: Barbara Conroy's "Restaurant China, Vol. 1.")  Although it is somewhat hard

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: United States Shipping Board Date of platter: 1912 – 1920s   Notes: Established in 1916, organized in 1917, abolished in 1934. Charged with regulating maritime commercial carriers, marine insurance, transfers of registry and interstate commerce rates; investigating port facilities; determining the need for shipping lines; developing naval