Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Hotel Pinicon Date of creamer: Circa 1952   Notes: According to the Oelwein Daily Register, the Hotel Pinicon, "a modern 40-room hotel entirely locally owned," was to open in Independence, Iowa, on March 18, 1952, when "the 460 stockholders in the Independence Community Hotel Co. officially go

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Pines Hotel, Sacandaga, NY Rim Pattern: St. Elmo Date of pitcher: 1926   Notes: The Pines Hotel was located in Sacandaga Park, New York, in the Adirondack Mountains. The hotel was a 100-room summer resort which was open during the summer months and received its name from

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Pine Mountain (Airbrushed) Date of examples: 1946 – 1965   Plate photo contributed by matthanne1

Manufacturer: Greenwood Pottery User: Pine Grove Springs Hotel Distributor: L. Straus & Sons, New York Date of plate: 1886 – 1910   Notes: The Pine Grove Springs summer hotel was a very popular resort located directly on the shores of Lake Spofford in Spofford, N.H. The magnificent four story Victorian-style hotel

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Pilsen Park Date of plate: 1910-20s   Notes: Pilsen Park was an outdoor beer garden located at 3101 W. 26th St., and Whipple, in Chicago, Ill. It was near, and owned by, the Pilsen Brewing Company just east down 26th Street. The park had a dance hall,

Manufacturer: Walker China User: Pig'n Whistle Date of bowl: January 1944   Notes: From the Pig'n Whistle website, the first Pig'n Whistle sandwich shop in the South opened in Georgia in 1928. Later in that year, more locations opened and "could be found from Atlanta to Jacksonville, Florida, with the most

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Pig'n Whistle Date of plate: 1939   Notes: From the Pig'n Whistle website, the first Pig'n Whistle sandwich shop in the South opened in Georgia in 1928. Later in that year, more locations opened and "could be found from Atlanta to Jacksonville, Florida, with the most notable

Manufacturer: Wood and Sons, England User: Pig 'N Whistle Date of platter: 1908 – pre-1920s   Notes: Founded by John H. Gage in December 1908, the first Pig 'N Whistle confectionary store opened at 224 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA. Lavishly furnished with solid mahogany, the store was popular and touted

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Pig 'N Whistle Date of plate: 1928   Notes: Founded by John H. Gage in December 1908, the first Pig 'N Whistle confectionary store opened at 224 South Broadway, Los Angeles, CA. Lavishly furnished with solid mahogany, the store was popular and touted by some as "the