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

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Platterhof Hotel (Der Platterhof) Date of pitcher: 1920s – 1930s Notes: Located in Obersalzberg, Germany, this resort began as an estate in the late 1800s. It later became the Pension Moritz, named after owner Mauritia "Moritz" Mayer and became known as the Platterhof after Judith Platter, a

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Planters House Hotel – St. Louis, Missouri Date of plate: pre-1917   Notes: In wading through the history of these three hotel buildings, the actual name of the hotels changes by account and location within St. Louis from Planters House, to Planters Hotel, to Planters House

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Planters House Hotel – St. Louis, Missouri Date of plate: 1894 – 1922   Notes: In wading through the history of these three hotel buildings, the actual name of the hotels changes by account and location within St. Louis from Planters House, to Planters Hotel, to Planters

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons Ltd. User: Planters House Hotel – St. Louis, Missouri Date of plate: 1901 – 1910   Notes: In wading through the history of these three hotel buildings, the actual name of the hotels changes by account and location within St. Louis from Planters House, to Planters

Manufacturers: Unknown, Germany (compote); Bauscher Bros., Germany (tip tray); Maddock Pottery (platter) User: Hotel Planters – Chicago, Illinois Distributor of compote: Burley & Co., Chicago, Illinois Distributor of platter: Albert Pick & Co., Chicago, Illinois Date of compote: circa 1911   Notes: The nine-story building located at 19 North Clark Street

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Plankinton House Date of platter: 1912 – circa 1923   Notes: Located on West Water St. in Milwaukee, Wis., the Plankinton House was built by one of the first meat-packing barons, John Plankinton. Construction started in May 1867, followed by a gala opening in September 1868, though

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: The Plains Hotel, 1600 Central Ave., Cheyenne, Wyoming Distributor: Albert Pick, Chicago Date of creamer: Early 1940s – mid-1940s   Notes: The Plains Hotel was established in 1911. Remodeled in 2002, it is still operating today (2010) with 100 rooms. It was the social destination in the

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Plaid Piper Restaurant Pattern: Cross Stitch Date of plate: 1955   Notes: The Plaid Piper Restaurant was located in Seattle, Washington and was a popular venue for musicians in the 1960s and early 1970s. White body with Cross Stitch rim pattern. Placed off-center left is the logo of