Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Minneapolis Railroad Pattern name: Maybrook #86701 Pattern name as associated with CMStP&P: Minneapolis Date of egg cup: circa 1934 Date of grill plate: 1951   Notes: This is a Syracuse open stock pattern (underglaze decoration 86701) that was ordered once in

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific Minneapolis Railroad Pattern name: Maybrook #86701 Pattern name as associated with CMStP&P: Minneapolis Date of egg cup: circa 1934 Date of grill plate: 1951   Notes: This is a Syracuse open stock pattern (underglaze decoration 86701) that was ordered once in

Manufacturer: Walker China User: Mark Twain Manor Date of Dinner Plate: Circa 1950s Date of Plate: 1955   Notes: Mark Twain Manor is the name given to the restaurant housed in the Gibson House located on Liberty Street in Jamestown, PA. Dr. and Mrs. William Gibson built the house in 1856

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Mark Twain Hotel Date of egg cup: 1948   Notes: This 200-room hotel was built circa 1935 at 111 West Division Street in Chicago, IL. Each HRB carries the same ad with a picture of Mark Twain on the ad. We were unable to find the Mark

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Mark Twain Hotel, St. Louis, MO Date of service plate: 1928 – 1930   Notes: This service plate was used at the newly opened Mark Twain Hotel in St. Louis — most likely in the main dining room, the Versailles Room. When the Mark Twain opened (late

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Mark Twain Hotel Date of celery dish: unknown   Notes: The eight-story, 250-room Mark Twain Hotel located at 147 W Gray Street, Elmira, NY was completed in 1929. The hotel has since been converted into the Mark Twain Apartments. For related info: Oxford pattern by Syracuse, also

Manufacturer: TEPCO User: Mark of Zarco Date of platter: mid-1950s   Notes: Based on the menu shown above, the Mark of Zarco was a California restaurant located at 6555 Hollywood Blvd during the mid-1950s. Postmarked April 1956, the back of the menu shares this about The Mark of Zarco: "Our horseman depicts

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Name: Mariposa Date of cup & saucer: 1947    

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern Name: Marion Date of Bowl: circa 1912 – 1930s   Notes: This pattern is commonly associated with Horn & Hardart Automats. Unless it is specifically backstamped with the Horn & Hardart name, it cannot be assumed that it is anything more than an attractive stock pattern. Please