Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Union Trust Building Distributor: D. Karle Co., Detroit Date of pitcher: 1912-1920s decal mark   Notes: Union Trust Company was Detroit's largest bank in the 1920s. Frank Blair, head of the bank at that time, hired architect Wirt Rowland of Smith, Hinchman and Grylls to design a

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Union Pacific Railroad Pattern: Portland Rose Date of bowl: 1930 – 1941   Notes: This pattern saw dining car service aboard the famous UP Railroad passenger train / Streamliner, the Portland Rose, that ran between Chicago and Portland, Oregon, and later (in 1941) between Denver and Portland. By

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Union Pacific Railroad Pattern: Portland Rose Date of bowl: 1930 – 1941   Notes: This pattern saw dining car service aboard the famous UP Railroad passenger train / Streamliner, the Portland Rose, that ran between Chicago and Portland, Oregon, and later (in 1941) between Denver and Portland. By

Manufacturers: Iroquois China and Scammell China User: Union News Company Date of Iroquois plate: 1917 -1940 Date of Scammell plate: 1920s – 1930s Scammell Border Pattern No: 6015 "Union News Oak Border Pattern"   Notes: Founded in the late 1800s, the Union News Company was known for its railroad news and

Manufacturers: Shenango China and Mayer China User: Union News Company Date of Shenango matchstand: 1912 -1920 Date of Mayer bouillon cup: 1940s – 1960s   Notes: Founded in the late 1800s, the Union News Company was known for its railroad news and printing services. The company sold magazines, newspapers, books, tobacco

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Union League of Philadelphia Date of mustard: 1927   Notes: Founded December 27, 1862, the league's original purpose was to support the ideals of Abraham Lincoln and unite the city in patriotism. In its first two years, the leagues' Military Recruitment Committee raised 15 Infantry, Cavalry and

Manufacturers: Shenango China and Homer Laughlin China User: Union League Club of Chicago Date of Shenango plate: 1920-1950s Date of Homer Laughlin plate: 1988   Notes: Website. Located at 65 West Jackson Blvd., in the heart of downtown Chicago's financial district, the Union League Club of Chicago was established in 1879 to uphold

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Union League Club (any chapter) Date of matchstand: pre-1950s   Notes: The first Union League formed in Philadelphia in 1862 to support the policies of Abraham Lincoln, the Republican Party and the Union side in the Civil War. These wealthy and upper-middle class men provided funding to

Manufacturer: Hall China User: Union Club of Cleveland Date of teapot: circa 1980s – present   Notes: The Union Club of Cleveland began in the autumn of 1872, with the vision of being "…a place where cultured gentlemen will meet to read and discuss the topics of the day… Properly conducted,