Archive 1
Old Abbey
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Old Abbey Date of plate: 1935   Notes: According to a Syracuse pattern book, this Old Abbey pattern #84601 was "open for anyone outside of vicinity of Atlantic City, N.J." The plate has a wide light red patterned band on its border, intersected by orange, red, yellow
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Ogden Golf and Country Club
Manufacturer: Shenango User: Ogden Golf and Country Club Date of plate: 1962   Notes: Website – Ogden Golf and Country Club, located in Ogden, Utah, was established in 1914 and is Utah's second-oldest private-membership golf course. The logo, in mustard gold and black, shows two crossed golf clubs against an inverted triangle.
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Odman's
Manufacturer: Jackson China Distributor: Kalberer Hotel Supply Co., Portland and Seattle User: Dick Odman's Broiler Date of platter and cup & saucer: 1950s-1960s   Notes: Dick Odman's opened in the late 1940s or early 1950s in downtown Seattle. The owner, Richard Henry Odman, died in 2011; according to his obituary,
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Oddmund Grundstad
Manufacturer: Maruri China User: Oddmund Grundstad Date of cup & saucer: Unknown   Notes: Oddmund Grundstad, a shipping line, in Stavanger, Norway. White body, green line around the rim, swallowtail house flag consisting of red, white and green stripes with black O and red G inside. Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels
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Glendale
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Glendale Date of platter: 1925   Notes: Like so many restaurant ware patterns that seemed to be copycats of each other, the Syracuse China Glendale pattern bears a strong resemblance to the Oakmont pattern by McNicol China. The Syracuse version was copyrighted in 1923, as shown
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Oceania
Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Sea Food Tavern Pattern: Oceania Date of plate: 1945   Notes: Though unconfirmed, it is believed that this Oceania pattern was used at the Sea Food Tavern located on Foothill Boulevard at Rosemead Boulevard in Pasadena, Calif. It was a seafood restaurant which opened its doors in 1939
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Ocean Spray Cranberry House Restaurant
Manufacturer: Walker China User: Ocean Spray Cranberry House Restaurant Date of Teapot: 1964   Location: Middleboro – Lakeville, MA  
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Occidental Restaurant
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Occidental Restaurant Date of plate: 1953   Notes: Jim Haley's upscale Occidental Restaurant was located at 212-14 N. Eighth St., in Richmond, Va., advertising "live lobsters the year 'round." It was built by Richmond contractors Doyle & Russell and opened in 1927, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
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Oakmont Country Club
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, PA Date of cup & saucer: 1950s – 1954   Notes: Built in 1903 in suburban Pittsburgh, Oakmont is continually ranked as one of the top five golf courses in America. Although the course has a noticeable lack of water hazards and even
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