Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Jim's Fried Chicken Date of mug: 1930s – 1950s   Notes: Located in New Orleans, LA

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Moran's La Louisiane Date of cup and saucer: 1950s   Notes: Restaurant website: www.lalouisiane.com/history.html The La Louisiane building was constructed in 1837 at 725 Iberville St., New Orleans, as a private home. It was leased in 1881 by Louis and Ann Bézaudun to be the site of their restaurant.

Manufacturer: Corning and Jackson China User: Jiffy Drive-In Date of Corning mug: 1960 – 1971 Date of Jackson mug: circa 1965-1973   Notes: Founded by Clarence Weaver in 1954, the first Jiffy Drive-In was located on Central Avenue in Knoxville, Tenn. Although initially a soft-serve ice cream stand, Weaver's roots were

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Jet (Blue Airbrushed) Date of saucer: 1946 – 1951   Notes: In his Jackson China Book, James Strano makes note on the same page with photos of this design that on "Oct. 14, 1947, Chuck Yeager was the first pilot to break the sound barrier in his Bell X-1 test

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern name: Jessica Date of platter: 1923-46 Notes: This stock pattern is shown in James Strano's "Jackson China" book with pink/red flowers as well as in cobalt blue. It is pictured here with the Chalet on the Lake topmark in the center. For more info: Chalet on the

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Jesse's Ranch House Distributor: Arbycraft, Philadelphia, Penn. Date of cup: 1922, 1953 (depending on invoice)   Notes: According to a family member, Jesse's Ranch House was a restaurant in Abington, Penn., located at 1301 Old York Rd. It was owned by Jesse A. and Anna Shahboz. Invoices

Manufacturer: Wood & Sons, England User: Jersey Lunch Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. Date of plate: 1907 – 1910   Notes: Based on an ad (shown above) in the Aug. 23, 1907, Des Moines Daily News, it appears that Jersey Lunch, located at 205 5h St., opened on that day. Occasional

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Jekyll Island Club Distributor: Arthur Schiller & Son Date of plate: 1920s – 1930s   Notes: The Jekyll Island Club was a private club on Jekyll Island, on the Georgia coastline. It was founded in 1886 when members of an incorporated hunting and recreational club purchased the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Jefferson Date of plate: 1930   Notes: This plate, made for the Hotel Jefferson in St. Louis, Mo., commemorates Charles Lindbergh's solo flight of the Atlantic Ocean that he completed on May 21, 1927, in his airplane, The Spirit of St. Louis. He was funded by