Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: U-Eat-A-Lunch Rim Pattern: St. Elmo Date of plate: circa 1915 – 1920s     Notes: There were three U-Eat-A-Lunch locations in Detroit, Michigan, according to the 1916 Annual Report by the Michigan Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics. White body. Topmarked "U-Eat-A-Lunch" in dark green on

Manufacturer: Homer Laughlin China User: United States Air Force Date of service plate: 2003   Notes: White Seville body service plate with a solid black background, overglazed with a coin gold rim pinstripe and a wreath of laurel leaves on the outer border. Center-marked in coin gold with the U.S. Air

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User Name: Tyler Hotel Date of Celery Dish: 1910   Notes: Located at 4th & Jefferson streets in Louisville, KY, the 10-story, 250-room Tyler Hotel opened its doors circa 1911. The Tyler was the place to be in the 1920s with its hot band and great entertainment. Renamed

Manufacturer: Carr China User: Tygart Dam Dedication Date of plate: 1936   Notes: A series of plates, ashtrays and compotes was commissioned in honor of the 1936 dedication of the Tygart River Reservoir Dam in Grafton, W.V. These plates were available at the dedication. The dam is located about a mile upstream

Manufacturer: Jackson China User/Pattern: Twins Motor Hotel Date of creamer: 1962 Notes: The Twins Motor Hotel was located in St. Paul, Minnesota at University and Prior avenues. It was also known as the Midway-Twins Motor Inns. White body. Topmarked with the Twins Motor Hotel logo, featuring a black and white shield

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: 21 Club Date of soup plate: circa 1980s   Notes: Currently located at 21 W. 52nd Street, New York City, the 21 Club first opened as a speakeasy in 1922 in Greenwich Village and was known as Red Head. It moved several times in the 1920's and

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Twenty Four Hundred Hotel / Hotel 2400 Date of service plate: 1928 – 1930   Notes: Located at 2400 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., the seven-story building opened in late 1917, as the Meridian Mansions with 112 small and 78 large apartments. At that time, the building

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Tuxedo Room Restaurant Date of service plate: 2005 Notes: A very short-lived restaurant at 522 N. Grand Blvd in the heart of Grand Center, St. Louis, MO. It was constructed to look as if it was straight out of the Prohibition era. Across the street was

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Tutwiler Hotel Date of plate: July 1913   Notes: The 500-room, 13-story Tutwiler opened its doors in 1914 at 2005 Fifth Avenue North, Birminham, AL. This glorious hotel was torn down in 1974 and replaced by the Regions Bank Building. The Tutwiler was reincarnated in the