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Hard Rock Cafe – Frankfurt, Germany
Manufacturer: Walkuere, Germany User/Pattern: Hard Rock Cafe, Frankfurt (Main) Date of cup: 1980s – present Notes: The Frankfurt Hard Rock Cafe was apparently founded in 1978, on Taubenstr 11 in Frankfurt (Main), Germany. It was the second international Hard Rock Cafe after London's, to open. When Rank Group took over and
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Harbor Point Club
Manufacturer: Scammell China User(s): Harbor Point Club and (later) Harbor Point Golf Course Clubhouse Distributor: Duparquet, New York City Date of celery tray: Circa 1928 – early 1930s Notes: Located in Harbor Point, Mich., this small hotel was variously known as Harbor Point, Harbor Point Club House, Harbor Point Clubhouse, and
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Harbor Inn Restaurant
Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons, England User: Harbor Inn Restaurant Date of plate: 1900 – 1915 Notes: The Harbor Inn Restaurant was located on the Boardwalk at Rockaway Park, Long Island, New York. The Harbor Inn was famous for its Shore Dinners and Sea Food. It was originally owned and operated
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Harbor City Hotel
Manufacturer: Iroquois China User: Harbor City Hotel Distributor: Dougherty, Phila. Date of platter: circa 1927 Notes: Located on the Indian River in what was Eau Gallie (now Melbourne), Florida, the 62-room Harbor City Hotel was built in 1926. It is the only hotel listed in the 1927 and 1928 HRB, with
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Hannah's Old Time Bakery
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Hannah's Old Time Bakery Date of pedestal mug: The first use of the TM logo for this Garland, Texas bakery was April 30, 1981. The date code on this piece, however, is 1974, indicating merely that an old blank may have been used in the production. A
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Hampshire House
Manufacturer: McNicol China Pattern: Hampshire House Date of cup: 1931 – 1960s Note: There were several Hampshire Houses, including the 500-room hotel in New York City adjacent to Central Park, with interiors designed by Dorothy Draper. No information links this pattern to any one venue at this time. A single teal
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Hampden
Manufacturer: Wallace China Pattern: Hampden Date of plate: 1940s Notes: White body with dark green ornamental border featuring baskets of flowers and fern leaf scrolls. Photos contributed by eBay seller rverr
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Hamburg Heaven
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Hamburg Heaven Date of plates: 1920s – early 1950 Notes: In 1938, Phyllis S. Moffett from Wilton, Conn., opened the first Hamburg Heaven with 15 seats at 696 Madison Ave. in New York City. By 1942, Hamburg Heaven Inc. had three restaurants and used the slogan, "The Gates
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Hamburg America Line
Manufacturer: Schonwald, Germany User: Hamburg-America Line / Hamburg-Amerika Linie Date of soup plate: 1935 – 1950 Notes: The Hamburg Amerikanische Packetfahrt Actien Gesellschaft – referred to in English as the Hamburg America Line or HAPAG – was the first German transatlantic steamship line. Ship broker August Bolten, ship owner Ferdinand Laiesz
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