Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Norfolk & Western Railway Pattern: Yellow Bird Date range of examples: 1951 – 1952   Notes: This pattern was used by Norfolk & Western Railway on the Pocohontas and Powhatan Arrow trains. The railroad sold off their complete supply of china and other items in 1971 in Roanoke,

Manufacturer: W.H. Grindley, England User: Yearley's Lunch Date of plate: early 1900s – circa 1925   Notes: In 1903, Wesley Moore Yearley opened his first lunch room in Washington, D.C., which closed one year later. He then opened four other lunch rooms in succession: two in Philadelphia, another in Washington, D.C.,

Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Ye Olde Mill Date of plate: 1940s – 1950s (based on backstamp)   Notes: Another version of this plate is in green with a double line border, instead of the floral border shown on this piece.

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Yaw's Top Notch Restaurant Date of ice cream shell: 1928   Notes: Yaw's Top Notch operated in the Hollywood District of northeast Portland, Ore., from 1926 to 1982. Yaw's offered counter and drive-in service and was well known for its burgers, French fries with gravy and Green

Manufacturer: Carr China User: Yankee Division 26th US Infantry Date of platter: 1938   Notes: The 26th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. It was originally activated as the 5th Division in early 1917, but this became the 26th

Manufacturer: Steelite User: Yale-New Haven Hospital Date of plate: 1983-present   Notes: Website: http://www.ynhh.org. According to the hospital's website, the Yale-New Haven Hospital first opened in 1826. It was the first hospital in Connecticut and the fourth voluntary hospital in the nation. Since the hospital first opened, it has been affiliated

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Yadkin Hotel Date of plate: 1917   Notes: The 100-room Yadkin Hotel was built in 1912 at a cost of $100,000 at the corner of Depot and Council streets, in Salisbury, N.C. It was the town's luxury hotel in its day and had a ballroom, restaurant and

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Hotel Xenia Samos Distributor: John Vorres & Co., Athens, Greece Date of toothpick holder: 1960   Notes: Designed by minimalist Greek architect Aris Konstantinides, the Hotel Xenia Samos was built in the early 1960s. The modern 56-room hotel, located at 23 Themistokli, Samos, Greece, had scenic views

User: Zuider Zee Manufacturer: Homer Laughlin Date of platter: circa 1967   Notes: The first Zuider Zee restaurant opened in Fort Worth, TX in 1957, followed by restaurant openings in Arlington, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Lubbock, Amarillo, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Colorado Springs, Denver and Albuquerque. The company changed hands and was