Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: Mitchell Woodbury User: Frost & Dearborn Restaurant, Boston, Mass. Name of pattern: #5065 Frost & Dearborn Date of example: 1912 – 1923   Notes:  The Frost & Dearborn Restaurant was operated by Merrill Frost and John N. Dearborn. Its roots go back to 1839, when Morrill Frost

Manufacturers: Scammell China and Sterling China User: Brookside Inn, Hopewell, N.J. Date of examples: Circa 1930s to 1970s   Notes: In 1928, farmer Harry A. Titus of Woodville, N.J., opened a fruit and grocery stand with just two employees on his land on Route 30 in Hopewell, N.J. By August 1935, the

Manufacturer: (likely) J. & G. Meakin, England User: Ballard & Johnson Pattern name: (likely) Blue Atlantic Distributor (likely) Albert Pick & Company Date of compote/comport: early 20th century   Notes: The Ballard & Johnson company, founded by William W. Ballard, Jesse M. Johnson and ostensibly silent partner Hardage N. McGready,

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Interstate News Co. Distributors: Boutell Brothers, Minneapolis, and St. Louis Glass & Queensware Co., St. Louis Date of examples:  Circa 1912 – 1916   Notes: The Inter-State News Co. was organized in Portland, Maine, in June 1911. Therein followed more than a decade of name changes. In 1913, its

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Interstate News Co. Distributor: Boutell Brothers, Minneapolis Date of example:  Circa 1912 – 1916   Notes: The Inter-State News Co. was organized in Portland, Maine, in June 1911. Therein followed more than a decade of name changes. In 1913, its corporate name was changed to The Inter-State Co. It

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Lamberton Works Sample Plate Date of plate: circa 1923   Notes: This Lamberton sample plate is a bit unusual because it can be dated to around 1923-1924 by one of the crests. The Nautilus Hotel in Miami Beach was built in 1923 and opened January 10,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: International House, New Orleans Date of celery: 1960   Notes: In 1943, businessman Archie Jewell converted a former 12-story bank, built in 1906 and located at 221 Camp Street in New Orleans, into the International House. It was a forerunner of the World Trade Center concept, dedicated

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: International House, New Orleans Date of cream: 1943-54   Notes: In 1943, businessman Archie Jewell converted a former 12-story bank, built in 1906 and located at 221 Camp Street in New Orleans, into the International House. It was a forerunner of the World Trade Center concept,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Swedish Club of Chicago Date of plate: November 1945   Notes: The Swedish Club of Chicago was located at 1258 N. LaSalle Street on Chicago's north side and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985. According to the website TheClio.com, "The