Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Koch's Distributor: S.E. Kaufman, Trenton, NJ Date of compote: circa 1901 – 1911   Notes: Located on the corner of Willow and W. Hanover streets in Trenton, N.J., Koch's opened its doors on September 30, 1901, advertising that it was "the nearest first class restaurant to

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Knott's Berry Farm Date of cup: 1973 Notes: In 1920, Walter Knott started a berry farm in Buena Park, California with a roadside stand selling jams, jellies and pies. Knott's Berry Farm was a popular tourist destination that grew into a commercial, western-themed amusement park, complete with

Manufacturer: Knowles Taylor Knowles, East Liverpool, Ohio User: Knights of Pythias Date of plate: pre-1904   Notes: Made for the Columbia Lodge #26 of Lisbon Falls, Maine, which was established in 1881. White body with a brown border decoration and center Knights of Pythias Columbia Lodge No. 26 logo. For related

Manufacturer: Greenwood Pottery User: Knights of Pythias Date of butter pat: circa 1876 – 1886 Notes: The first fraternal order to be chartered by an Act of Congress in 1864, the Order of Knights of Pythias is an international, non-sectarian fraternal order, established by Justus H. Rathbone in Washington, DC. (Click here

Manufacturer: Moritz Zdekauer – Altrohlau, Germany User: Knickerbocker Hotel – New York, NY Distributor: James M. Shaw & Co. Date of matchstand: 1915   Notes: The first Knickerbocker Hotel in New York City was located at the southeast corner of 42nd Street & Broadway at Times Square. "Developers J.E. and A.L.

Manufacturer: Warwick China User: Knickerbocker Hotel – Atlantic City, NJ Distributor: N. Snellenburg & Company Date of creamer: unknown   Notes: Blue band with black pinstripe, two men sitting.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Kloeber Sanatorium Date of plate: 1902   Note: Located at the Green River Hot Springs, east of Enumclaw, Washington, the Kloeber was a large sanatorium developed in 1900 by J. S. Kloeber, M.D. Click here to see an early advertisement dating to 1901. Another early advertisement (shown below) from

Manufacturer: Hutschenreuther Pattern: Royal Class User: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Date of teapot: Late 1980s – 1995   Notes: This pattern, called Royal Class, was used by the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. The airline, one of the world's oldest, started in 1919 and continues to this day. Click here for more information about the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Kitten (Airbrushed) Date of bowl: 1952