Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Mountain View House, Whitefield, New Hampshire Date of plate: 1968   Notes: On a rainy night in 1865, a group of travelers en route to Montreal was stranded when their stagecoach hit a muddy rut and overturned. Despite the late hours, they found a warm welcome at

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Name: Mountains and Flowers User: Great Northern Railway Date of bowl: 1947   Notes: This was the last pattern used by Great Northern, from the 40s through the 60s. The pattern was based on the wildflowers found in Glacier National Park and include the dark pink and yellow

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Name: Mountains and Flowers User: Great Northern Railway Date of bowl: 1947   Notes: This was the last pattern used by Great Northern, from the 40s through the 60s. The pattern was based on the wildflowers found in Glacier National Park and include the dark pink and yellow

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: G. C. Murphy Company for Morgan & Lindsey, headquarters in Jasper, TX Date of creamer: Circa 1930-1950   Notes: Company history – Operated variety chain stores, which at one time had 85 stores in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Mr. Hobo's Date of mug: 1980   Notes: Mr. Hobo's restaurant was located in Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. White body with brown speckled exterior, brown line on rim of cup. Overglaze brown decoration, with a logo of a hobo on the left and the name (in overlapping balloon

Manufacturer: Iroquois China User: Morandi-Proctor Co. Date of matchstand: Unknown   Notes: Restaurant and institutional supplier of various equipment including Shenango and Iroquois China from early 1900s to mid-to-late 1920s. Located at 48-50 Union St., Boston, MA in 1906, the company supplied the Grove Park Inn, Bond Hotel, Harvard, Garde Hotel

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Mrs. K's Toll House Date of plate: 1991 -1998   Notes: Mrs. K's Toll House Restaurant building began life in the 1800s as a toll house on the Washington, D.C. to Ashton, Maryland, turnpike. The toll was about 4¢ per horse. In the fall of 1929, Blanche

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Moraine Hotel Distributor: Arthur Schiller and Son, Chicago Date of plate: 1927   Notes: According to the Park District of Highland Park news site: "In 1892 the Hotel Moraine first opened its door to guests on a 15-acre lake front site. The hotel consisted of three large

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Muehlebach Hotel Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: Located at West 12th and Baltimore Streets, Kansas City, Mo., the Muehlebach Hotel opened in 1915 and was host to famous guests over the years, including Harry Truman, Elvis, The Beatles and Babe Ruth. It is known as "Kansas