Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Warm Friend Tavern Date of bowl: 1960   Notes: From Holland, Michigan's Facebook page, the Warm Friend Tavern stood on the spot in Holland, Mich., where the City Hotel was built in 1872, to be followed by the construction of the Hotel Holland in 1898. It was razed

Manufacturer: Warwick China User: Wardman Park Inn Distributor: James M. Shaw & Co., New York Date of plate: 1918 – 1922   Notes: Located at Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road in Washington, D.C., construction of The Wardman Park Inn began in 1916 and opened in 1918. It was designed by Frank

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Wardman Park Hotel Date of cup: 1923   Notes: The Wardman Park Hotel, located at 2600 Woodley Rd. N.W. and Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C., was built by real estate developer Harry Wardman. Construction on the building began in 1916 and the original inn opened in 1918.

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Warden Hotels Pattern: Harmony Date of celery tray: 1930s-early 1940s   Notes: As early as 1894, Frank G. Warden was co-proprietor of the Hotel Metropole in Chicago and owner/proprietor of the Warden House in Newark, Ohio. He later expanded into a small hotel chain in the mid-West. By

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Warden Hotels Distributor: Albert Pick & Co., Chicago & San Francisco Date of matchstand: circa 1918   Notes: As early as 1894, Frank G. Warden was co-proprietor of the Hotel Metropole in Chicago and owner/proprietor of the Warden House in Newark, Ohio. He later expanded into

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Warden's Hotels Date of compote: 1890s – circa 1911   Notes: As early as 1894, Frank G. Warden was co-proprietor of the Hotel Metropole in Chicago and owner/proprietor of the Warden House in Newark, Ohio. He later expanded into a small hotel chain in the mid-West.

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Walt's  Date of plate: 1951   Notes: Walt's – all over town! – restaurant had at least a dozen locations, according to a 1951 ad in the Cincinnati Post touting the grand opening of its newest location at 1715 Central Parkway. Others included: 9th & Madison in

Manufacturer: W.H. Grindley, England, and Shenango China User: Walton's Lunch System Date of Grindley plate: 1900s – 1920s Date of Shenango creamer: 1927 – 1954   Notes: Born in Canaan, Nova Scotia in 1874, David H. Walton started the Walton Lunch System as a small lunch venue in 1903 and grew

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Wallick Hotel Date of plate: 1913 – 1917   Notes: The Barrett House was located on the southeast corner of Broadway and 43rd streets in New York City. This eight-story, 510-room hotel was built circa 1880 and was the birthplace of Eugene O'Neill on Oct. 16,