Manufacturer: Scammell China User: St. Hubert Old English Grill, Chicago Date of platter: circa 1926-1930   Notes: St. Hubert was founded by an English gentleman and first named Abson's in 1877. In 1893, Charles A. Dawell, who had worked there as a busboy, along with James Gentleman and a couple of other investors,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Montreal Canadiens Distributor: Cassidy's Ltd., Montreal, Quebec, Canada Date of examples: 1959   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The Montreal Canadiens … and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Coho, also known as The Coho Grille Date of plate: April 1982   Notes: In the early 1980s, the Rouse Company developed a festive, riverside marketplace for New Yorkers based on its previous successes: Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, and Harborplace in Baltimore. The South

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Frontier Town, also known interchangeably as Frontier Town Inn Date of china: 1960 and 1965   Notes: What was intended to be the El Sol Garden Motel with a September 1959 opening and having reclaimed – and moved – buildings from the former Santa Lucia Inn

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Ships Cafe, Des Moines, Iowa Distributor: Jacklin Co. Des Moines, Iowa Date of platter: 1927-1930   Notes: On Sept. 2, 1925, the Ships Cafe opened in the basement of the Harris-Emery Co. department store in Des Moines. Harris-Emery merged with Yonker Brothers in 1927. In February 1927,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Park Lane #99901 Date of examples: 1950s – 1960s   Notes: Enduringly popular, Park Lane and its clean white apple blossom design was one of Syracuse's Hospitality Group patterns. It was identified in Barbara Conroy's 1999 Restaurant China Volume 2 guide, and the author mentioned

Manufacturer: McNicol China User: Boston Lying-In Hospital Distributor: Morris Gordon & Son, Inc., Boston Date of plate: circa 1921 – 1966   Notes: Originally founded in 1832, after numerous expansions, relocations and mergers, the Boston Lying in Hospital is today (2026) part of and known as the Brigham and Women's

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: White Elephant Hotel Dates of examples: Doubled handled soup bowl: 1936 Soup plate and service plate: 1963   Notes: The White Elephant Hotel is located at 50 Easton Street in Nantucket, Massachusetts.  Originally built in the early 1920s, it has been sold and remodeled numerous times. 

Manufacturer: Scammell China Distributor: Barth Equipment Co., New York City User: Ship Grill Restaurants Date of examples: circa 1928-54   Notes: Born Feb. 21, 1901, Olin Chester Potter graduated from Cornell University in 1922 and then studied interior design for two years in New York City. In 1924, Potter began organizing