Manufacturer: McNicol China User: Mid-Day Club – Chicago, IL Date of matchstand: circa 1931 – 1961   Notes: In 1903, fifteen distinguished Chicago businessmen shared the same vision: a vision of a prestigious luncheon club serving the finest meals to the most respected individuals in the Chicago business community. These gentlemen

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Mid-Day Club – Chicago, IL Date of bowl: 1958   Notes: In 1903, fifteen distinguished Chicago businessmen shared the same vision: a vision of a prestigious luncheon club serving the finest meals to the most respected individuals in the Chicago business community. These gentlemen realized their dream

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Miami Skyways Motel Date of creamer: October 1965   Notes: Two locations: 2373 N.W. Le Jeune Road and N.W. 42nd Avenue, both in Miami, FL. They advertised as being directly across from the Miami International Airport. Among the list of amenities, they listed 200 soundproofed rooms.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Cambridge – R-130 Series Date of platter: 1936 Notes: This pattern number was identified based on a binder of Syracuse underglazed patterns. Click here to view the binder. The name is on the back of the platter. Symmetrical spray of three flower ornaments, usually found

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Miami Hotel Date of tray: October 1916   Notes: Located at 35 North Main Street, Miami, Okla., the seven-story, 150-room Miami Hotel opened c. 1917 and was managed by J. J. Rubenstahl through the mid-1920s. For the next two decades, the hotel was managed by Russell James.

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern Name: Miami Date of plate: 1923 – 1965   Notes: Referred to for years as Oasis, the correct pattern name is Miami. White body with airbrushed landscape scene of palm trees, leaves and an island. Shown in green and available in red. Source: Jackson China 1960 Catalog

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Meyer Hotels Date of Coffee pot: 1960    

Manufacturer: Caribe China, a Sterling China subsidiary located in Puerto Rico User: Mexico Chicken Coop Restaurant Date of pedestal cup: 1970   Notes: Located on Main Street in Mexico, Maine, the Mexico Chicken Coop Restaurant has been in operation since 1946 and is still in operation today (2009). According to the

Manufacturer: Wallace China Pattern: Mexicali Date of plate: late 1930s – 1940s   Note: Desert Ware tan-bodied plate has a black zig-zag band on the border and in the center a seated Mexican man wearing a sombrero and serape and cactus plants. ID and photos contributed by dbstoneware