Manufacturers: Bauscher and Maddock Pottery Name of user: Green Mill Gardens, Chicago, Illinois Date of Maddock examples: Circa 1914 – 1920 Date of Bauscher examples: 1914   Notes: Around 1907, Charles E. "Pop" Morse opened a saloon in Chicago at the corner of Lawrence Ave. and Broadway. In 1909, it was

Manufacturer: Fraunfelter China User: Byrd Antarctic Expeditions Date of plates: circa 1928 – 1933   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as

Manufacturer: Warwick China Pattern name: Underglazed Pattern #6177 Date of plate: 1948   Notes: This underglazed pattern by Warwick China was produced near the end of Warwick's existence and a nearly identical version was briefly produced by Carr China after it acquired Warwick's cylinders. White body plate with a burgundy

Manufacturer: Carr China User: Universalist Ladies Aid Society – ULAS Pattern name/line treatment: The Ballaret L-22 Date of examples: Circa 1920s-1930s Notes: The Universalist Ladies Aid Society is a women's organization within Universalist churches that focuses on charitable work and community support. Specifically, however, we know this pattern was used

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Ye Olde Tavern – Gray, Prospect Heights/Peoria, Illinois Pattern name: Royal #8080 Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. Date of platter: Circa 1910 – 1920   Notes: Ye Olde Tavern, also known as Doc Gray's Ye Olde Tavern and Gray's Ye Olde Tavern, was located on the northeast corner

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Elite Chinese Restaurant, Los Angeles Date of plate: circa 1927 – 1944   Notes: A May 28, 1940, notice in Los Angeles's Daily News is the first mention found of the Elite Chinese Restaurant. It advertises: "Now open New Chinatown's smartest, most ultra-modern restaurant – The

Manufacturer: Scammell China Pattern name: Gies' Cafe, Easton, Penn. Distributor: Penn Hotel Supply Date of example: circa 1935-54   Notes: Gies' Cafe & Restaurant, located at 127-129 S. 3rd Street in Easton, Penn., was founded in 1899. By the 1950s it had a dining room that seated 225 guests. They advertised

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Gargoyle Restaurant Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. Date of plate: Circa 1906 – 1919   Notes: The Gargoyle Restaurant at 304-06 Grand Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was built in 1906 by Gustave Pabst as an outlet for his Pabst Beer. The two-story dining room had tables on the

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Fraunces Tavern Name of pattern: #146 Beslin Border Distributor: L. Barth & Son Date of examples: 1907 – 1924   Notes: Fraunces Tavern, at 54 Pearl and Broad Streets in New York City, dates back to 1719, when it was built as a private home. Samuel Fraunces bought