Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Pig 'N Whistle Date of grill plate: circa 1948   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

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Pig 'N Whistle Date of plate: 1947   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

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Pig and Sax Date of mug: 1957   Notes: Located along the MacArthur Causeway in Miami, Florida, the Pig and Sax offered their "famous barbecued spare ribs" all night and at curb service. White body with red airbrushed fadeout band and black line. Topmarked in black with

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Pierre's Date of plate: 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: There may or may not have been two Pierre's restaurants in New York City in the early part of the 20th century. Charles Pierre started Pierre's Restaurant that was on East 45th Street and that moved at

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Hotel Pierre Date of bouillon cup: circa 1920s   Notes: This New York City hotel opened in October 1930 at 5th Avenue & 61st Street with 615 rooms. For related info: Cotillion Room Hotel Pierre Cotillion Room Hotel Pierre 2 Pierre Hotel 2 by Scammell China Pierre

Manufacturer: Fraunfelter China User: Pierce Pennant Oil Company Date of soup plate: late 1920s   Notes: The Pierce-Pennant Oil Company was the successor to the Waters-Pierce Oil Company, founded in 1855 by St. Louis businessmen W.H. Waters and Henry Clay Pierce. Considered one of the oldest oil companies in the United

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Mayfair Date of plate: 1925 – 1950s   Notes: This pattern series number 44900 was available in 14 colors, including green, blue, mulberry, brown, black and dove. Blue was Syracuse pattern #44965 on a white base, with the last two numbers of the pattern designating the color.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Piedmont Hotel Pattern: Mayfair Date of candle stand: 1928   Notes: The Piedmont Hotel opened in 1903 at 108 Peachtree Street, NE, at Luckie and Forsyth Streets in Atlanta, Georgia. The 10-story building opened to much fanfare and the first to register at the new hotel were owners

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Picardy, Syracuse Overglazed Pattern #P-111 Date of plate: 1948   Notes: Variations on this hand-painted pattern are shown in a Syracuse binder of overglazed patterns on pages 196-197, both with and without the center motif as shown above.