Archive 1
National Carbon Company – Energizer
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
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National Association of Railway Business Women
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
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Nassau Hotel – New York, NY
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Nassau Hotel – New York, NY Pattern: #5025 Distributor: L. Barth & Son., New York Date of platter: 1918 – 1924   Notes: Not to be confused with its better-known namesake in Long Beach, NY, this Nassau Hotel was located at 56-60 East 59th Street, between Madison
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Nassau
Manufacturer: Mayer China and Shenango China Pattern Name: Nassau Mayer – Date of egg cup: pre-1928 Shenango – Date of mustard pot: 1930s – early 1950s   Notes: This pattern is commonly associated with Horn & Hardart Automats. Unless it is specifically backstamped with the Horn & Hardart name, it cannot
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Nassau Hotel – Long Island, NY
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Nassau Hotel – Long Island, NY Distributor: N. Snellenburg & Co. Date of platter: 1920s   Notes: Located on Long Beach, Long Island, New York, the eight-story, 300-room Nassau Hotel opened on June 19, 1909. By 1922, Joel Hillman's Hillman Hotel Company was operating the Nassau
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Narragansett Hotel
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery and Scammell China User: Narragansett Hotel Maddock – Date of plate: 1890 – 1911 Scammell – Date of cup and saucer: circa 1928 Scammell distributor: Tilden Thurber Co., Providence   Notes: Located on Dorrance Street in Providence, RI, this 7-Floor, 250-room hotel was built in 1878. On March
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NASA
Manufacturer: Walker China User: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Date of plate: 1960   Notes: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration agency was formed in 1958 and has three logo designs, including the NASA insignia (referred to as the "meatball"), the NASA logotype (known as the "worm") and the NASA
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N.V. Redeji Amsterdam
Manufacturer: P. Regout, Maastricht, Holland User: N.V. Rederji Amsterdam Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: House flag of Amsterdam, N.V. Rederji, a Dutch shipping company. Flag consists of white ground with red X and diamond with A in the middle. Source: http://www.1uptravel.com/flag/flags/nl~hf.html#nvra ID and photos contributed by reddygal
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N. Snellenburg & Company
Manufacturer: Warwick China User: N. Snellenburg & Company Date of platter: 1912 – 1920   Notes: N. Snellenburg & Company, commonly known as Snellenburg's, was a family-run Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based middle class department store and wholesale clothing manufacturer, established in 1869. They had several locations including Wilmington, Del.; Atlantic City, N.J.;
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