Manufacturer: Scammel China User: Nautilus Hotel Distributor: John Wanamaker, New York Date of service plate: early 1920s   Notes: Opening on January 10, 1924 in Miami Beach, Florida, the Nautilus Hotel, was built by business and real estate entrepreneur Carl Graham Fisher (1874-1938) at a cost of $870,000. Fisher also owned other landmark

Manufacturer: Wallace China Pattern: Nautical Date of cup: Unknown   Notes: White body with rope border, nautical design of fouled anchor, ship's wheel and stars in cobalt blue. ID and photos contributed by reddygal

Manufacturer: Buffalo China Pattern name: Natural Wood Design Date of plate: 1939   Note: The Natural Wood Design pattern was manufactured in 1939 and no other year, on Buffalo's Café au Lait beige or tan-bodied ware. The wood grain and knots were painstakingly hand-painted, which might explain why it was only

Manufacturer: Shenango China Pattern: Native American Thunderbird User: unknown – sample plate Date of sample plate: 1940   Notes: This 10.5" china service plate is a sample piece featuring a multi-colored Native American Thunderbird in the center of the plate. It has a rare foil backstamp and markings indicating it as

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: National Hotels Date of plate: 1962   Notes: National Hotels was a hotel chain that in 1935 had 24 affiliated member hotels in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. By 1948 there were 30 hotels members, and by 1968, there were just eight. The

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: National Hotel of Cuba Distributor: Nathan Straus-Duparquet, Inc., New York Date of matchstand: 1928 – 1930   Notes: This 450-room hotel opened December 30, 1930 with money from US Banks and financiers. The place to be and be seen in the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s. The

Manufacturer: McNicol China User: National Cathedral School Date of cup: 1950s – 1960s Date of plate: 1931 – 1960s   Notes: The National Cathedral School is a girls' preparatory school for grades 4-12. It is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and its campus is on the grounds of the Cathedral of

Manufacturer: McNicol China User: National Carbon Company (Energizer) Date of cup: 1941 – 1951 (usage of name limits to that time frame)   Notes: National Carbon was formed in 1886 to market the first battery for consumer use and later became known for Eveready and Energizer batteries and lighting, including carbon

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: National Association of Railway Business Women (NARBW) Date of ice cream shell: 1966   Notes: Click here for a detailed history of the NARBW. White body with navy blue band and NARBW logo. ID and photos contributed by dbstoneware