Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Oxford Known User: Mark Twain Hotel, Elmira, NY Date of sauce boat: 1945   Notes: Syracuse pattern #77001, designed by A. J. Koch, copyrighted on June 25, 1925. For related info: Mark Twain Hotel pattern by Shenango China, also used at Elmira's Mark Twain Hotel Mark Twain Hotel 2 by

Manufacturer: Carr China User: Owl's Head Inn Date of pitcher: 1940s Distributor: Kenyon, Glens Falls, NY   Notes: The Keene Center House of Willard Bell (also known as Bell's Hotel) was built in 1876 in Keene, N.Y., and burned in 1883. Its replacement, built in 1885 and called first the Hotel

Manufacturer: Tepco China, Wallace China User: Owl Cafe Date of mug: 1956; date of grill plate: 1931-1968   Notes: A landmark in Cloverdale, California, since the 1930s, the Owl Cafe's predecessor at 485 S. Cloverdale Blvd. was the Sunset Motel and Ivy Cafe, which at some point became the Owl Cafe.

Manufacturer: Crown Pottery Company User: Owl Cafe Date of saucer: 1930s   Notes: A saucer made for the Owl Cafe by the Crown Pottery Company located in Evansville, Indiana. The backstamp reads "CROWN HOTEL CHINA" in the CROWN circular logo with 4-30 under it for the date. The exact location of

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Overlook Hotel, Charlton, MA Date of platter: 1903   Notes: The Overlook was built in 1903 overlooking the Charlton area. The hotel was a 50-room summer resort hotel and was listed as a "Trolley Hotel," which was most likely accessible by trolley or interurban for persons

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Outrigger Canoe Club – Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii Date of plate: 1967 The Outrigger Canoe Club Story kumao'o olelo When the Outrigger Canoe Club was founded, the ancient Hawaiian water sports of surfing and outrigger canoeing were on the verge of extinction. Waikïkï Beach, one of the Island's most

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons User: Otesaga Hotel Date of platter: 1908   Notes: Located at 60 Lake Street, on the shore of Lake Otsego, the 5-story, 175-room hotel opened its doors on July 12, 1909. Owned by the Clark family until 1955 the hotel was known as The O-Te-Sa-Ga; it

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Oscar's Distributor: Omaha Fixture & Supply, Omaha, Nebraska Date of mug: 1940s-? Notes: Oscar Henry was North Platte, Nebraska's restaurant king. Oscar's (also known as Oscar's Cafe, Oscar's Steaks) was so popular that at one time, there were three locations in the small Lincoln Highway town of

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Osage Hotel Date of butter pat: 1928-1940s   Notes: The Neoclassical Osage Hotel was built in 1920 in Arkansas City, Kansas at 100 N. Summit – part of the Arkansas City Commercial District. It was constructed "through a community subscription process, as community members believed a resplendent