Manufacturer: Dunn, Bennett & Co., England User: Royal Hotel Date of creamer: Circa 1908   Notes: According to heritagecity.org, The Royal Hotel in Norwich, England, originally located on Gentleman's Walk, opened at its present site on Nov. 16, 1897. The new hotel was designed by architect Edward Boardman in the Flemish or Scottish

Manufacturer: Wileman & Co., Fenton, Longton, England User: Royal Hotel Date of creamer: 1892 – 1925   Notes: "The original Royal Hotel was founded in 1872 on Prince William Street in St. John, New Brunswick. It was destroyed in the great fire of 1877, and rebuilt at 43 King Street in

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons, England User: Royal Bakery & Confectionery Co., Inc. Date of butterpat: Circa 1910s   Notes: Royal Bakery & Confectionery was a large commercial bakery that supplied its Table Queen and Keen-Maid bread brands to grocery stores by horse-drawn delivery vans in Portland, Oregon. Grocers sold the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Royal American Shows Date of plate: 1962   Notes: The Royal American Shows (RAS) advertised as the "Most Beautiful Show on Earth" with the "World's Largest Midway,- hence the logo on the front of the plate. The RAS was a carnival, but many referred to it as

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Name: Roxbury, Underglaze Pattern No. 50800 Date of examples: circa 1945   Notes: Roxbury, according to Richard Luckin, is an extremely common stock pattern created by John Wigley, head of Syracuse's engraving and print shop. "The Kansas City Southern used this pattern during the waning days of

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Royal Hunt Room Date of plate: 1966   Notes: Used in the Royal Hunt Room of the Chicago Ambassador Hotels. White body with a black and yellow-green scrolled border, topmarked by a stag head. For related info: Ambassador Hotels by Syracuse China Service plate photo contributed by itsagas

Manufacturer: Warwick China User: Hotel Rowe Border Print Pattern: 6135 Date of examples: circa 1930s   Notes: This eight-story, 320-room hotel opened in Grand Rapids, Mich. in 1923 and was home to the famous English-style Hunt Room and the Tally-Ho Bar. In 1922, the Furniture City Realty Company incorporated in Michigan to

Manufacturer: Buffalo China Pattern/Body: Rouge Lamelle Date of plate: 1930s   Notes: Lamelle is French for laminated. On March 15, 1932, Buffalo Pottery was granted US Patent 1849272 for this ceramic-making process in which two or more layers of clay are used to form the appearance of an inlay. Lamelle pieces are most often

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Rosoff's Distributor: Barth Equipment Co. Date of platter: Circa 1930 – 1954   Notes: Located at 147-151 W. 43rd Street in New York City, Rosoff's restaurant was founded by Max Rosoff, who was born in Russia. He came to America in 1892 at the age of 12,