Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Tropics – Syracuse Overglazed Pattern #P-181 Date of plate: 1933   Note: See Art Moderne and Fruit Moderne for similar artisan-looking Syracuse backstamps, though with a different body color. The tan Adobe Ware plate depicts a flamingo walking among bamboo stalks. It is shown on page 206 of a

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern name: Tropic Date of examples: 1940s-1950s   Border of pink and blue flowers on green vine. Photos courtesy of ebay seller cashintheattic2

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Pattern name: Mistic border #70501 Distributor: Charles Hall, Inc., 411 Main St., Springfield, Mass. Date of plate: Circa 1923   Notes: Located at 361 Summer Ave., in Springfield, Mass., in 1922, Grace Church merged with Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (which had been formed back

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Triangle Restaurants Date of egg cup: circa 1930   Notes: From the book, Dining in Chicago, by John Drury, Copyright 1931: "D. L. Toffenetti built a chain of 6 Triangle Restaurants in the Loop of Chicago within the last 10 years, with the present 57 West Randolph Street

Manufacturer: McNicol China User: Triangle Restaurants Date of open sugar bowl: 1920s – early 1930s   Notes: The Triangle Restaurant was a small chain of Chicago, Ill. eateries that began in 1915 at the triangular corner (hence, the origin of its name) of Broadway, Sheridan Road and Montrose Avenue. There were

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Triangle Restaurants Date of cup & saucer: 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: The small chain of Triangle Restaurants was started circa 1915 at the intersection of Broadway, Sheridan Road and Montrose Avenue in Chicago, Ill. by D.L. Toffenetti. His flagship restaurant was located at 57 West

Manufacturer: Homer Laughlin and Walker China Pattern: Trentwood User: Hot Shoppes Inc. / Marriott Date of examples: 1950s – 1960s   Notes: This is a relatively common pattern with a monoprint gold stylized flower and leaves on an ivory background. It is found with either the Hot Shoppes Inc. backstamp or the

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern: Tremont Date of creamer: 1940s – 1950s   Notes: US Patent D130939 was issued on December 31, 1941, invented by Pascal L'Anglais, assignor to Mayer China. White body, featuring a leafy stem with three large flower buds in shades of blue.

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Hotel Traymore Date of Items: 1923 – 1930s   Notes: The Traymore, Atlantic City, N.J., began as a beachfront 10-room boarding house in 1879. On January 10, 1884, a fierce winter storm reduced the house to splinters. The Traymore was quickly rebuilt and enlarged until in 1898