Manufacturer: Shenango China Name of user: Louis Prima's Fairway to the Stars Date of plate: 1968   Notes: From the Wikipedia: Louis Prima "was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader." From the VintageLasVegas website: "Prima's estate at 279 E Warm Springs was home to a recording studio, headquarters for

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Name of user: Cafe Madrid Distributor: L. Barth & Son Date of cup and saucer: circa 1905 – 1912   Notes: On May 1, 1905, James Churchill started the Cafe Madrid on Broadway at 46th Street in New York City, and based on old newspaper stories of

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 11 Date of creamer: 1952   Notes: This pattern has been identified in an undated Warwick China catalog as border pattern #6182. It was produced in March 1952, after Warwick went out of business and Carr acquired its pattern cylinders – and

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 10 Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1937   Notes: Photos of this fabulous 1930s-era test plate were shared with us by Penny Hunt; it comes from her mother's collection. It bears the distinctive ~M~ signature used by Paul C. Mattson, a designer

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Underglaze Print Pattern 7015 Date of bowl: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: With the number/color combination shown on the back, this was likely a sample and we have no idea if it was ever produced. The number and style fits into the the

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 9 Date of plate: 1952   Notes: Nothing is known about this handsome pattern that was made in early 1952. Editor's note: This entry comes from the Carr China website whose content has been transferred to the IDwiki. An effort was made

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 8 Date of pitcher: 1952   Notes: Similar rim stock patterns with dark red or green designs with waves, crests, scrolls or rick rack were made by most major manufacturers. Editor's note: This entry comes from the Carr China website whose content

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Busto's Restaurant Date of examples (Scammell's Trenton China): circa 1924-54   Notes: Busto's restaurant was founded in 1903 by Frank Busto. Around 1920, it moved into a new four-story building at 11 Stone Street, near the waterfront in lower Manhattan. Busto died on May 23, 1921.

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 7 Date of creamer: 1952   Notes: Nothing is known about this pattern, but given its date, February 1952, it might have been a Warwick China pattern since Carr ended up with Warwick's decorating cylinders when that company closed. This theory is a