Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Pomegranate, P-85 User: Sanders Cafe Date of cup & saucer: 1932   Notes: This stock pattern has been documented as being used at Sanders Cafe, the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Pieces of the pattern are on display at the Sanders Cafe and Museum in Corbin, Ky., as shown

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Poland Spring House Date of Berry Bowl: circa 1921 Date of Platter: 1948   Notes: In 1787, Wentworth Ricker opened the Wentworth Ricker Inn at his Mansion House in Poland Springs, ME. At that time, there were many travelers from Portland, ME to Montreal, Canada, so several

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Poinsettia Date of plate: 1946 – 1965 Notes: White body with two large Poinsettia flowers in red and green. Source: Jackson China 1960 Catalog

Manufacturer: Buffalo China Pattern: Plymouth Date of butter pat: 1927   Notes: White body with design consisting of stylized Greek key and leaf swags as well as, on some pieces, an additional ornament of three flowers. It is commonly seen in either green or black. The butter pat shown above is

Manufacturer: Iroquois China User: Plaza Hotel Date of service plate: 1948   Notes: Located at 309 South St. Mary's Street in San Antonio, Tex., this 12-story, 500-room hotel opened its doors in April 1928. Conceived as part of the Bowen Island Skyscraper Project, which included the Tower Life (Smith-Young) Building,

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Plaza Hotel Distributor: L. Strauss & Sons Date of soup plate: 1919   Notes: The New York Plaza Hotel is located at 5th Avenue (and 59th) Central Park South in Manhattan, New York City. With 26 floors on the site of Cornelius Vanderbilt's French Chateau, it was

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Plaza Hotel Date of plate: 1980   Notes: The New York Plaza Hotel is located at 5th Avenue (and 59th) Central Park South in Manhattan, New York City. With 26 floors on the site of Cornelius Vanderbilt's French Chateau, it was constructed in 1907 by the famous

Maufacturer: Unknown, Made in England User: Plaza Hotel -Jersey City, NJ Distributor: Nathan Strauss & Son Date of matchstand: circa 1930s   Notes: The Plaza Hotel was located at 91 Sip Avenue, across from Journal Square, in Jersey City, New Jersey. The 7-story hotel was listed in the 1925 Hotel Red

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: The Playboy Club Date of plate: circa 1960s – 1970s   Notes: The first Playboy Club opened on February 29, 1960 in downtown Chicago, Illinois, and later became a part of a chain of nightclubs owned and operated by Playboy Enterprises until 1991. The clubs were known