Manufacturer: McNicol China Pattern Name: Grecian Date of plate: 1950s – 1960s Notes: Stock pattern shown in McNicol catalogs into the 1960s. Light blue-gray decoration on white body, also done in other colors (red, green and black). ID and photos contributed by dmcgrann

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Grecian Date of cup and saucer: 1938 Notes: The pieces shown below were backstamped Grecian and this border pattern integrates a medallion design that is similar to the Syracuse Congress pattern. It is easy to confuse the similar border designs. The difference between the Grecian and Congress border pattern is that the Grecian incorporates an additional black,

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Greater Rockford Airport Restaurant Date of plate: 1960 Notes: Greater Rockford Airport, now known as Chicago Rockford International Airport, is located in Rockford, Illinois. White body with green stencil airbrushed design with stylized airplane, possibly DC-3 or DC-8, over silhouette of city with two versions, one including

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Great Northern Railroad Pattern: Oriental hand-painted version P-37 (Syracuse also ordered Underglaze Pattern #87401) Date of plate: 1935 Notes: The pattern came in two slightly different versions, and this one shown is the hand-painted version P-37. This pattern was used on board the Great Northern's famous Oriental Limited and

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Great Northern Railroad Pattern: Oriental hand-painted version P-37 (Syracuse also ordered Underglaze Pattern #87401) Date of plate: 1935 Notes: The pattern came in two slightly different versions, and this one shown is the hand-painted version P-37. This pattern was used on board the Great Northern's famous Oriental Limited and

Manufacturer: Kornilov Brothers, St. Petersburg, Russia User: Great Nothern Hotel Date of plate: 1900-1915 Notes: In February 1845, Russian Emperor Nicholas I approved a building to be built next to the Moscow Railway Train Station in the center of St. Petersburg, Russia. Designed by architect A.P. Guemilian, the Znamenskaya hotel originally opened in

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Great Eastern Shipping Co., Ltd. Date of ashtray: unknown   Notes: Incorporated in 1948. The AHB on the flag is from a founding partner/financier, A.H. Bhiwandiwalla.

Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Gray Mountain Trading Post Date of saucer: 1943 Notes: Located in Gray Mountain, Ariz., the Gray Mountain Trading Post consisted of a motel with pool and a restaurant called the Kachina Room. Located on Route 89-A (north of Flagstaff), it was a stopover for people traveling to

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Gratiot Inn, Port Huron, MI Date of plate: unknown Note: This 110-room summer hotel (June 15-Sept. 15) was the last of the luxury resorts built in the Port Huron area, replacing the Windermere Hotel. It opened June 20, 1917 with the luxury amenities of the day: a