Manufacturer: Warwick China User: Rochester Club Date of soup plate: 1920s – 1930s   Notes: This china — and two other known patterns with the same seal but different borders — have all been identified in 2006 by Charyleah Cordone, president and owner, as belonging to the Rochester Club in Rochester,

Manufacturer: William Guerin & Co., Limoges, France User: Hotel Robinson Distributor: Burley & Company, Chicago Date of pitcher: circa 1900   Notes: The Hotel Robinson was located in the historic mining town of Julian, CA and was one of the first businesses owned and operated by African-Americans within San Diego County.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User/Pattern: Robidoux Hotel Date of plates: 1909 and 1927   Notes: Named for Joseph Robidoux, a local fur-trader and founder of St. Joseph, Mo., The Robidoux Hotel was located at 5th Ave. and Francis Street in St. Joseph. Designed by the firm of Eames & Young, the nine-story,

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Robert Fulton Hotel Date of service plate: 1915 – 1940s.   Notes: Robert Fulton invented the first steamship to sail the Hudson River from New York City to Albany in 1807. This commercial ferry service enabled thousands of people to visit the Catskills for vacation. The city

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Robert Fulton Hotel Date of plate: 1929   Notes: Robert Fulton invented the first steamship to sail the Hudson River from New York City to Albany in 1807. This commercial ferry service enabled thousands of people to visit the Catskills for vacation. The city of Fulton, New

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Robert E. Lee Hotel Distributor: Ezekiel & Weilman Co. Inc., Richmond, Va. Date of service plate: 1928 – 1930   Notes: Located on the corner of 5th and Cherry streets in Winston-Salem, N.C., this 12-story, 200-room hotel opened in 1921. The hotel was operated by the Interstate

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Robert Driscoll Hotel Date of relish tray: October 1939   Notes: In 1940, Philanthropist Clara Driscoll began construction on the Robert Driscoll Hotel in honor of her brother. The 17-story, 350-room hotel, located at 615 N. Upper Broadway, Corpus Christi, Texas, opened on May 25, 1942. Clara Driscoll

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons, England User: Roanoke Hotel Date of plate: c. 1925   Notes: Railroad magnate Frederick J. Kimball chose Roanoke, then known as Big Lick, Virginia, as the site of a railroad juncture and a major city. After combining two of his railroads into the Norfolk and Western

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Roanoke Pattern: Coach and Four, underglaze P-79 with custom black rim Date of plate: 1921   Notes: Railroad magnate Frederick J. Kimball chose Roanoke, then known as Big Lick, Va., as the site of a railroad junction and a major city. After combining two of his railroads into