Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Matson Navigation Company / Matson Lines Date of pickle shell: December 1931   Notes: Matson Lines (Matson Navigation Co.) was incorporated in 1901, specializing in San Francisco and Los Angeles to Hawaii cruises from 1908-1971. During WWII all of Matson's ships served as troop carriers. In 1971,

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons Ltd., England User: Matson Navigation Company /Matson Lines Date of pitcher: circa 1915   Notes: Captain William Matson founded the Matson Navigation Company in 1882. Born in Sweden, he moved to San Francisco in 1867 and began sailing on different ships. He became acquainted with the

Manufacturer: Bailey-Walker China User: Master Electric Company, Dayton, Ohio Date of open sugar: 1923 – 1942   Notes: Master Electric was founded by inventor and businessman Everett P. Larsh circa 1920. The company made industrial electric motors and was a defense supplier. White body, topmarked "Dayton ~ The Master Electric Company ~

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Massachusetts Masonic Home Distributor: Mitchell, Woodbury Co. Date of platter: Pre-1942   Notes: In 1908 the Overlook Hotel was purchased by the Mount Hope Masonic Lodge of Fall River, Massachusetts which became the first Masonic Home for the aging. On May 25, 1911, the Masonic Home was

Manufacturer: Shenango China Pattern: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary Date of mug: 1978 Notes: Nursery rhyme series. For related info: Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater by Shenango Little Tommy Tucker by Shenango Little Miss Muffett by Shenango

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Martin's Date of sugar bowl: 1959   Notes: Martin's was a restaurant located in North Syracuse, N.Y., that specialized in fried chicken, or as the restaurant called it, "the original Chicken on the Rough." First reference to Martin's was found in a May 24, 1940, Syracuse Herald

Manufacturer: Iroquois China User: Martin's Date of plate: 1944 Notes: Martin's was a restaurant located in North Syracuse, N.Y., that specialized in fried chicken, or as the restaurant called it, "the original Chicken on the Rough." First reference to Martin's was found in a May 24, 1940, Syracuse Herald Journal display

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User/Pattern: Hotel Martinique Date of pitcher: 1913   Notes: Located on 33rd and Broadway in New York, the original Hotel Martinique was built in 1900. In 1903, owner William R.H. Martin filed plans to more than double the size of the hotel. He hired the designer of the

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Marshall's Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. Date of creamer: Circa 1920s   Notes: Marshall's slogan was "Some Place to Eat."  An ad in the Flastacowo Yearbook (Volume XIII) for the 1926 Junior Class of the Florida State College for Women, Tallahassee, Florida, showed the establishment had at least