Manufacturer: Sterling China Pattern: Native American (Airbrushed) Date of plate: 1951 Notes: Keywords – horse, Indian, brown

Manufacturer: Fukagawa User: Imperial Japanese Navy Date of plate: Unknown, probably circa World War II   Notes: Used in Mess Hall. White body, blue fouled anchor with a chrysanthemum flower. For additional info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy For related info: Imperial Japanese Navy by Nagoya Seito Kaisha Imperial Japanese Navy 2 by Okura OMC Tokyo ID

Manufacturer: Okura OMC Tokyo, a division of Noritake Co. Ltd. User: Imperial Japanese Navy Date of cup: Unknown   Notes: Used in Officer's Mess. The demitasse cup and saucer both feature a fouled anchor with a chrysanthemum flower in coin gold with matching stripes around the rim. For additional info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy

Manufacturer: Nagoya Seito Kaisha (which later became Meito) User: Imperial Japanese Navy Date of plate: Pre-World War II   Notes: Used in Officer's Mess. The plate features a fouled anchor with a chrysanthemum flower in red with gold colored stripes around the rim and well. For additional info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Navy For related

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Imperial Hotel – Atlanta, GA Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. Date of matchstand: 1890s – circa 1911   Notes: This is possibly the first order of china for the Imperial Hotel, 355 Peachtree St. NE, in Atlanta, Georgia. On July 13, 1910, the Imperial Hotel Company

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Imperial Council – A.A.O.N.M.S. Date of plate: 1926   Notes: The Imperial Council, Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America (AAONMS) is the governing body for Shrine Centers in North America. Click here for more information about the Shriners. The Phoenixmasonry, Inc. Masonic Museum identifies this

Manufacturer: Shenango China Pattern name: Impact Date of plate: 1970s – 1980s   Notes: The pattern is made up of angular lines running along the border, with one black band with a think black pinstripe on either side. The ID comes from a 1976 Shenango catalog. Photo contributed by Carter Pinnix

Manufacturer: W.H. Grindley Pattern name: Terminal User: Illinois Terminal Railroad Date of cup/saucer: 1926   Notes: (Some later pieces were made by Walker.) A relatively newly discovered railroad pattern, it can be seen on page 274 of "Dining on Rails" in the Illinois Terminal timetable. It might be exclusive, but

Manufacturer: Shenango China and Scammell China User: Illinois Sugar Bowl Date of compote: 1920s – 1930s Date of platter: unknown   Notes: Based on the postcard above, the Illinois Sugar Bowl was located at 422 Main St. in Peoria, Ill., and manufactured "pure high grade ice cream" and operated a retail