Manufacturer: Scammell China Co. User: Merrill-Palmer School Date of cup & saucer: Circa 1927   Supplier: American China & Glassware Co., Chicago Notes: Mrs. Lizzie Pitts Merrill Palmer (Oct. 8, 1838 – July 28, 1916) left a bequest in her will to found the Merrill-Palmer Motherhood and Home Training School in

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Merlin Date of plate: 1960s Notes: Stock pattern, white body, gray decoration on rim with red verge line. Source: Jackson China 1960 catalog. A 1970 Jackson catalog identified this pattern as Silhouette in the same gray airbrush with maroon line. See also: Mercury by Jackson China

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Meridale Date of egg cup: 1945   Notes: Although a common stock pattern, according to Doug McIntyre some pieces were customized in two ways by Western Pacific Railroad: one, with a top logo, and a second, with a railroad backstamp. In addition, the Wabash Railroad ordered

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern Name: Mercury Date of pitcher: Circa 1946-65 Notes: A 1960 Jackson catalog shows this airbrushed pattern in green and identifies it as Mercury. The same airbrushed pattern in gray, with the addition of a maroon line on the verge (of plates or platters) is known as Merlin.

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Merchants & Miners Transportation Company Pattern name: Chatham Date of fruit bowl: Circa 1920s   Notes: Merchants & Miners Transportation Company (M&MTC) was formed April 1852, in Baltimore, Md. Ships of the line served in the Civil War, Spanish American War and World War II. The company initially served

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Merchandise Mart Date of platter: Circa 1928-1930   Notes: Website: https://www.mmart.com. The Merchandise Mart was designed by the Chicago architectural firm of Graham, Anderson, Probst and White to be a city within a city. The firm had a long-standing relationship with the Field family. Started in 1928 and

Manufacturer: Schonwald Porcelain Co. User: Mercedes-Benz Date of creamer: 1991 Notes: This creamer was used at the Stuttgart, Germany, headquarters' VIP guest restaurant and executive dining room for Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG. It was used for dealers from all over the world that visited the headquarters. The decoration is 18

Manufacturer: Walker China User: Mentor Harbor Yachting Club Date of saucer & bouillon cup: 1954   Notes: Website: https://www.mhyc.us. The Mentor Harbor Yachting Club is based in Mentor, Ohio, on what was originally the dredged Mentor Marsh on the south shore of Lake Erie. It was established in 1928 and incorporated in

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Hotel Melrose, Los Angeles, CA Date of teapot: 1906   Notes: The Hotel Melrose was located at the 120 – 130 South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles and was advertised as being "Centrally Located" and at the "Highest Elevation." The hotel had trolley/streetcar service and advertised as