Manufacturer: Carr China Pattern: Windsor User: Sanders Cafe Date of brown grill plate: unknown   Notes: This stock pattern in brown has been documented as being used in the 1950s at Sanders Cafe, the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Pieces of the pattern are on display at the Sanders Cafe and Museum in

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotels Windermere Date of celery tray: 1928   Notes: Located in Chicago, Ill., on East 56th Street opposite Jackson Park, the Hotels Windermere were actually two hotels: the original Windermere and the Windermere East Hotel. The original Windermere was a six-story, 250-room establishment that opened in 1892.

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern name: Wiltshire Date of bowl: 1930s – early 1950s  

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Wilson's Hillbilly Restaurant & Motel Date of plate: 1961; teapot: 1963   Notes: According to information provided by their daughter, John and Norma Wilson began construction of Wilson's Hillbilly Restaurant in Townsend, Tenn., between 1949 and the early 1950s. It was located at the entrance to the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Wilson & Bonfils Flying School Date of bowl: March 1941 Notes: At the beginning of World War II, there was a demand for any and every kind of pilot. To fill that need, the Army Air Forces Contract Flying Schools were created, one of which was Wilson

Manufacturer: L. Hutschenreuther Pattern Name: Bluegrass Distributor: Mitchell Woodbury Co., Boston Date of mustard: 1920 – 1939   Notes: Black Knight was apparently Hutschenreuther's trade name for U.S. exports. Bold graphic floral border pattern in dark forest green and navy blue. Pattern is very similar in style to the Green Mill

Manufacturer: L. Hutschenreuther Pattern Name: Wilshire Distributor: Dohrmann Hotel Supply Co. Date of creamer: 1920 – 1939   Notes: Black Knight was apparently Hutschenreuther's trade name for U.S. exports. Argyle style horizontal diamond design in dark forest green and navy blue. Pattern is very similar in style to the Green Mill

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Willys-Overland Company Distributor: John Van Range Co., Cincinnati, OH Date of cup: circa 1915 The Overland automobile was introduced in 1903 by the Overland Company of Indianapolis. In 1908, the company was acquired by 35-year old John North Willys, who then moved production from Indianapolis to the former

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Name: Willow Date of eggcup: 1950   Notes: Stock pattern of willow leaves found in both blue and green. Not to be confused with Blue Willow.