Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons, England User: The West Hotel Date of creamer: circa 1886 – circa 1946   Notes: Located at the Northwest Corner of 3rd and Nebraska streets in downtown Sioux City, Iowa, the West Hotel was originally built as a four-story, twin column hotel in circa 1903. According

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: West Baden Springs Hotel, West Baden, Indiana Distributor: Arthur Schiller and Son, Chicago Date of plate: 1926 Notes: See the current website for a detailed history of the West Baden Springs Hotel built in 1902. Located in the Hoosier National Forest in south-central Indiana, West Baden Springs and neighboring

Manufacturer: Buffalo China Pattern: Wesley Date of plate: 1915 – 1940s   Notes: Design of teal acanthus leaves on the verge. Photos and ID contributed by Robin

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern: Wentworth Date of platter: 1940s – 1950s   Notes: Multicolored flowers with a rust cross-hatched border. Photos contributed by jerseygirl6963

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Wells-Roberts Hotel Coffee Shop Date of creamer: 1940   Notes: The Wells-Roberts Hotel was built in 1927 at 15 North Broadway in Oklahoma City, OK. It eventually became Roberts Hotel. It was destroyed in 1973 and the City Center Building expanded into its land. As a measure

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Wellesley College Date of Platter: 1928 Date of Creamer: 1943   Notes: Located in Wellesley, Mass., the college received its charter March 17, 1870. The motto: "Non Ministrari sed Ministrare" means "not to be ministered unto but to minister." White body, blue, black and tan design of

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Weldon Hotel Rim pattern: Viking Date of plate: 1909   Notes: A 225-room hotel built in Greenfield, Mass., opened circa 1908. First poured concrete hotel in New England. For related info: Roney-Plaza Hotel by Scammell China Seven Seas by Syracuse China La Salle Hotel 3 by Maddock

Manufacturer: Bedford China, Mayer China, Shenango China, Syracuse China User: Welch's Grape Juice Company Date of mugs: Bedford: 1915-1922 Mayer: circa 1920s-1930s Shenango: 1920s Syracuse: 1922   Notes: What would become Welch's Grape Juice began in 1869 when dentist and Prohibitionist Thomas Bramwell Welch and Charles Welch, his son and also

Manufacturer: Hutschenreuther, Selb, Bavaria User: Webster Hall Hotel Distributor: Albert Pick & Co., Chicago Date of platter: 1926   Notes: The 11-story, 700-room Webster Hall Hotel was designed by Henry Hornbostel with Eric Fischer Wood. Located at 4415 Fifth Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh, Pa., construction on the grand