Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Name of customer: Coffman's – candy and confectionery Distributor: Prael Hegele & Co., Inc., Portland, Oregon Name of pattern: #5070 border Date of plate: circa 1914   Notes: Coffman's was in operation in Portland as early as 1896, according to an ad in the Feb. 11, 1896,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Oak Border #7700 Date of plate: 1957; date range of sugar bowl: 1910-1946   Notes: A popular and classic Arts & Crafts-style pattern that was patented in 1910 and available in 10 colors, according to a record located in a Syracuse binder of old patterns,

Manufacturers: Shenango China and Scammell China Name of customer:  Cinelli's Country House Restaurant, Cherry Hill, N.J. Date of examples: Shenango: circa 1951; Scammell: unknown   Notes: In 1934, with the Depression at its worst, Julio Cinelli, a Camden, New Jersey, saloon owner, took a farmhouse that once had been the Maple Lawn

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Central Cafe – Juarez, Mexico Date of bouillon cup: 1952   Notes: The Central Cafe, located at Calle Comercio, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico was opened by S. G. Gonzales around 1909. Gonzales was American-born and maintained his residence on the American side of the border. Very involved

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Central Cafe – Juarez, Mexico Pattern: Encanto Date of platter: 1929   Notes: The Central Cafe, located at Calle Comercio, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico was opened by S. G. Gonzales around 1909. Gonzales was American-born and maintained his residence on the American side of the border. Very

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. User: Christopher's Ice Cream stores – headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif. Date of creamer: circa 1905 – 1924   Notes: The L. J. Christopher Company was founded in 1887 to produce a line of candy and ice cream. They sold their products

Manufacturer: Walker China User: Hick's Drive-in / Hick's Drive-Inn Date of mug: 1951   Notes: The mug shown above has the spelling of Hick's as "Drive-Inn," but the few other sources found spell it as "Drive-In" with the exception of one 1948 want ad. The mug's font is a match for

Manufacturer: Jackson China Name of user: Calista Corporation Date of cup: 1984   Notes: From the Wikipedia: "Calista Corporation … is one of thirteen Alaska Native Regional Corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 (ANCSA) in settlement of aboriginal land claims. Calista was incorporated in Alaska

Manufacturer: Scammell China Name of user: Chateau Venise Pattern name: Patent #62,090 Date of platter: Circa 1927   Notes: Chateau Venise was located on Boston Post Road in Norwalk, Connecticut. The two-story Chateau Venise building with a one-story wing was advertised in newspapers in 1927, and that was the only year found