Manufacturer: Greenwood Pottery Pattern Name: Orient Date of platter: 1910 – circa 1933   Notes: Color photo of pattern found in 1932 Pick-Barth catalog, described as "Blue and Brown Oriental Effect Design."

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Oregon Pine, Underglazed Pattern #59701 Date of plate: 1936   Notes: Identified from Syracuse China catalog pages, this pattern shows a stylized, Art Deco treatment of a pinecone or pinecones and pine needles in green and brown as a series of ornaments around the border of

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Hotel Oregon Distributor: Prael Hegele Co., Portland, Oregon Date of plate: circa 1920s   Notes: The Hotel Oregon opened in Portland, Oregon in 1905 at 331 S.W. Broadway & Stark streets. In 1912, Simon Benson, a Portland lumber baron, philanthropist and visionary fulfilled his dream of building

Manufacturer: McNicol China User: Order of the Eastern Star (O.E.S.) Date of mug: pre-1931 Notes: According to Wikipedia, the Order of the Eastern Star (OES) is the largest fraternal organization in the world whose membership includes men and women. It was established in 1850 by Rob Morris, a lawyer and educator from

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Order of the Amaranth Date of plate: Circa 1920-24   Notes: Website – The Order of Amaranth was founded in 1873 as a Masonic-related women's organization, requiring members to first be members of the Order of the Eastern Star. That requirement was waived in 1921. There is

Manufacturer: Wallace China Pattern: Orchid Date of Cream Pitcher: 1944  

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Onward (Private Yacht) Date of pitcher: circa 1900   Notes: The private yacht "Onward" was built by Scott Jeremiah Matthews, owner of the Matthews Boat Company, then located in Bascom, Ohio. On November 11, 1905, Scott Matthews, his wife, three children, and his brother-in-law, along with the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Onondaga Hotel Date of plate: February 1910   Notes: Information about The Onondaga is based on a March 23, 1969, story by Kenneth F. Sparrow and a June 28, 1970, story by Joseph A. Porcello, both published in the Syracuse Herald Journal. The 11-story Onondaga Hotel comprised

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Onondaga Hotel Date of Plates: 1909-1910   Notes: Above you will find three plates dated either 1909 or 1910, all with Chief Hiawatha standing in a canoe in the center of the plates. It is most likely that each plate was made for the hotel's opening and