Archive 1
Green Spot Cafe
Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Green Spot Cafe Date of plate: 1941 Notes: The Green Spot Cafe, located in Victorville, Calif., was built around 1937 when John Roy built the Green Spot Motel, located across C Street. The thriving cafe had a built-in clientele, thanks to the Greyhound Bus Depot (and bar)
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Green Ridge Coal Company
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Green Ridge Coal Company Date of plate: 1910 Notes: The central image in the well of this plate is the Green Ridge Coal Company Breaker, located in Scranton, Penn. The plate was manufactured in 1910; the postcard that provides the identification for the breaker was dated 1909.
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Green Mill
Manufacturer: L. Hutschenreuther AG Pattern Name: Green Mill Date of creamer: 1926 – 1931 Notes: Black Knight was apparently Hutschenreuther's trade name for U.S. exports. Dark green and black geometric pattern is very similar in style to the Wilshire and Bluegrass patterns. Contributor: Photos: itsagas
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Green Lantern Inn
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Green Lantern Inn Date of plate: 1950 Notes: The Green Lantern Inn is located in Fairport, N.Y. It was built as a private residence in 1875 and was known as DeLand House after its owner Henry Addison DeLand of the Fairport DeLands. DeLand was a frequent visitor
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Green Hut Cafe
Manufacturer: McNicol China User: The Green Hut Cafe Date of teapot: 1952 Notes: The Green Hut Cafe was built in 1938 during the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam at Grand Coulee, Washington. Located next to the dam, the cafe featured a very large 21-stool lunch counter, along with tables and
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Green Frog
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: The Green Frog Date of creamer: 1938 – 1950s Notes: At the age of 19, Bill Darden opened the first Green Frog restaurant in 1938 on Lee Avenue in Waycross, GA. It was a luncheonette with seating for 20 guests that advertised "Service with a Hop." The
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Greek Line
Manufacturer: A.J. Wilkinson Staffordshire Pottery, Burslem, England User: Greek Line (formerly known as General Steam Navigation Company of Greece) Date of teapot: circa 1930s Notes: "The General Steam Navigation Company of Greece (marketed as the Greek Line) was formed in 1939 to run transatlantic sailings from Greece. As air travel hit passenger
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Greek Key
Manufacturers: Scammell and Syracuse Pattern Description: Greek Key * Date range of examples: circa late 1920s – circa 1930s Notes: This modified Greek Key pattern design with repeating and interlocking right-angle and vertical lines was produced by several manufacturers, including Syracuse, Buffalo and Scammell. * This is a pattern description only, as
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Greek Islands Restaurant
Manufacturer: Tuxton, China User/Pattern name: Greek Islands Restaurant Date of plate: circa 2007 Notes: The Greek Islands Restaurant was founded in 1971 and has two locations in the Chicago area, the first being in 'Greektown' at 200 S Halsted Street and a second at 300 E 22nd Street, in Lombard, Illinois.
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