Manufacturer: Shenango China User: New York, Chicago & St Louis RR (Nickel Plate) Pattern: Fort Wayne Date of creamer: 1948 – 1949, according to Doug McIntyre, "The Official Guide to Railroad Dining Car China." Note: Doug McIntyre, author of The Official Guide Railroad Dining Car China," says some pieces were made by

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: New York, Chicago & St Louis RR (Nickel Plate) Pattern: Fort Wayne Date of creamer: 1948 – 1949, according to Doug McIntyre, "The Official Guide to Railroad Dining Car China." Note: Doug McIntyre, author of The Official Guide Railroad Dining Car China," says some pieces were made by

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: New York Central Railroad Pattern: Mercury Date of plate: 1948   Notes: Ivory body, brown stripes interrupted with NYC. Found both with and without railroad backstamp, as pictured. Other manufacturers of this pattern were Buffalo China for one run only in 1936 and Shenango in 1955 – 1956.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: New York Central Railroad Pattern: Mercury Date of plate: 1948   Notes: Ivory body, brown stripes interrupted with NYC. Found both with and without railroad backstamp, as pictured. Other manufacturers of this pattern were Buffalo China for one run only in 1936 and Shenango in 1955 – 1956.

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: New York Cafe and Oriole Dining Rooms Date of plate: 1948   Notes: This piece advertises for two establishments. Distributed by the Straus Co. in Richmond Virginia, it also has an S.S. backstamp that might indicate it was a factory second.

Manufacturers: Scammell China, Mayer China, Jackson China User: New York Athletic Club Date of shell: 1929 Date of bowl: 1964   Notes: The New York Athletic Club, located at 180 Central Park South New York, NY, was founded in 1868 by Henry Buermeyer, John Babcock and William Curtis. All were accomplished

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: New Weston Hotel Date of pitcher: circa 1920s – 1930s Date of service plate: 1961   Notes: According to correspondence between Louis Zukofsky and Ezra Pound, the New Weston Hotel was opened by Pound's great-aunt, Frances Amelia Weston, in New York City in 1906. She was forced

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: New Washington Hotel – Seattle, WA Date of plate: May 1940   Notes: James A. Moore, who actually finished the 100-room Washington Hotel on Denny Hill, built a much larger hotel on Second and Stewart streets in Seattle, also naming it the Washington Hotel. The 14-story, 250-room

Manufacturer: Scammell China, Sterling China, Fraunfelter (not shown) User: New Southern Hotel Date of platter: 1930s Date of plate: 1959   Notes: The eight-story, 250-room, New Southern Hotel is located at 118 East Baltimore St., in Jackson, Tenn. In 1862, what was originally a private home became the headquarters during the