Archive 1
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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Oakmont
Manufacturer: McNicol China Pattern: Oakmont Date of saucer: 1931 – 1960s   Notes: Like so many restaurant ware patterns, the McNicol China Oakmont pattern bears a striking resemblance to the Syracuse China Glendale pattern.
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Oakleigh
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Oakleigh Date of plate: 1955   Notes: Syracuse China made this oak leaf pattern in blue, green, gray, brown and likely other colors, based on a 1950 Hotel Management magazine advertisement which listed the Oakleigh pattern as "one of 14 completely new patterns. "There is some variation
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Oakland Hotel
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Hotel Oakland Date of soup plate: 1928 – circa 1930   Notes: The construction of the Hotel Oakland located at 13th Street, between Harrison and Alice streets in Oakland, California, was completed by 1912. Exceeding $3 million, the hotel was financed by F.M. Smith, H.C. Capwell and
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Oak Grove Creamery
Manufacturer: Unknown User: Oak Grove Creamery Co. Date of open sugar: Unknown – estimated late 19th-early 20th century   Notes: According to articles about Oak Grove Creamery Co., Vermont native Nelson L. Martin was for some years general manager of the company, but as of April 28, 1894, he purchased the
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Oak Grove Cafe
Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Oak Grove Cafe Date of creamer: 1924   Notes: An Oak Grove Cafe was located near Central Square at 731 Massachusetts Ave., in Cambridge, Mass., whose manager was M.A. Martin. An Oct. 13, 1916 ad for Oak Grove Cafe in MIT's The Tech newspaper boasted offerings of
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