Manufacturer: Warwick China User: Golden Eagle Grill Date of matchstand: 1920s – 1930s Notes: The grill of the Golden Eagle Hotel was located in Redding, California. Flying eagle carrying a banner.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Gold Fish Cafe Date of plate: 1924 Notes: Gold Fish Cafe opened in 1923 at 1025 State Street in Santa Barbara, California. George Pappas was president/owner, according to the July 2, 1925 edition of the Berkeley Daily Gazette, and "opened the first restaurant in Santa Barbara after

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Gilbert's Chocolates Distributor: American China and Glassware Co., Chicago, Illinois Date of ice cream shell: Circa 1920s Notes: Website: gilbertchocolates.com John O. Gilbert moved to Jackson, Mich., in 1900 and in 1901, opened a combination chocolate shop, bakery, ice cream parlor and lunch counter. The business expanded, and according

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Gilbert's Chocolates Date of creamer: Circa 1930s Notes: Website: gilbertchocolates.com John O. Gilbert moved to Jackson, Mich., in 1900 and in 1901, opened a combination chocolate shop, bakery, ice cream parlor and lunch counter. The business expanded, and according to mlive.com, by 1904, "Gilbert acquired a coveted retail spot in

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Hotel Gibson Date of plate: 1914 Notes: Built in 1913, the 13-story Hotel Gibson was located in Cincinnati, Ohio on the Historic Fountain Square and later became the Sheraton-Gibson Hotel. The hotel and square were demolished for the construction of the 26-floor US Bank Tower/Westin Hotel

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Gerstenberg's Date of covered sugar: 1890s – early 1900s Notes: Ernst Gerstenberg, a German who immigrated to the United States with his wife in the mid-1880s, owned Gerstenberg's, a restaurant and popular watering hole around the turn of the 20th century for the Washington, D.C., Fourth Estate

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: General Brodhead Hotel Pattern name: Clinton Date of celery tray: Circa 1927 Notes: The 120-room General Brodhead opened in May 1927 at Seventh Avenue and 12th Street in Beaver Falls, Penn. It was named for the Revolutionary War hero, General Daniel Brodhead. By 2011, the hotel had been

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Engineers Club Distributor: Duparquet Date of soup plate: 1930s-40s Notes: The Engineers Club, located in Boston as identified by the backstamp, was located at 96 Beacon Street in Boston, according to a matchbook shown above. Little has been found about the group, including its founding. A

Manufacturer: Buffalo China Pattern name: Geranium Date of plate: 1915 – 1940s Notes: Very similar pattern to the Arbor by Mayer China pattern. Chintz-like design of red or blue geraniums on white body. For related info: Arbor by Mayer China Photo of Geranium in blue contributed by Susan Phillips