Manufacturer: Unknown User: Willard Hotel Date of plate: February 1, 1984   Notes: Located at 1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the 12-story, 450-room Hotel Willard opened its doors in 1901. The Beaux-Arts hotel was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, who also planned the Waldorf-Astoria (New York) and drew the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Wianno Yacht Club Pattern (on divided dish): Vernon Date of divided dish: circa 1914 – 1916 Date of plate: circa 1982 – circa 1994   Notes: Originally located in Wianno Beach, Mass., and founded in 1875, the club today (2008) is located in Osterville ("one of the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Whyte's Restaurants Rim Pattern: Indian Tree (variation without the floral strikes) Date of matchstand: 1927 – 1950s   Notes: In 1904, Edward E. White moved his family from St. Louis to New York City. In 1908, Edward established Whyte's Restaurant at 145 Fulton Street. He spelled the name with

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Whitman By the Sea Date of celery tray: Circa 1936   Notes: Located at 3301 Collins Avenue at 33rd Street in Miami Beach, Florida, the Mediterranean Revival-style,10-story, 150-room Whitman opened in January 1936. It was built by William F. Whitman Sr. and his wife Leona. A 1941

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Whitfield Pattern number: #96801 Date of egg cup: 1953 Date of plate: 1949   Notes: This pattern is sometimes referred to as the Whitfield Gardenia pattern. A hard-to-find variation of this pattern is seen with a peach edging, shown above, as is the plate with buds around

Manufacturer: Hutschenreuther User: Whitehall Hotel Date of matchstand: 1925   Notes: The 400-room Whitehall Hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, was owned by the Flagler/Florida East Coast Railroad.

Manufacturers: Hall China Co. and Mayer China User: Whitehall Club Date of Hall matchstand: 1969-1995; Mayer matchstand: 1930s to 1940s   Notes: The Whitehall Club, located at 17 Battery Place in New York City, was founded in 1910 and occupied the top four floors of the Whitehall Building on the tip

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Whitecotton Hotel Date: 1922   Notes: The Whitecotton Hotel was built as the Shattuck Hotel, Allston Way and Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, California. The five-story hotel opened December 15, 1910. Built in a Spanish Renaissance style, the reinforced concrete structure soon became the city's finest hotel. In 1914,

Manufacturer: Carr China, Shenango China, Sterling China User: White Tower Date of Carr mug: 1950 Date of Shenango cup: 1930s – 1950s; Shenango cup & saucer: 1920s – early 1950s Date of Sterling plate: 1936 – 1950s   Notes: Founded in 1926 in Milwaukee, WI, with shops in cities including: Chicago,