Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel George Washington Date of the Plate: 1926   Notes: Located on the corner of Julia and Adams Streets in Jacksonville, Fla., Hotel George Washington opened in 1926. The hotel's sign on the roof was the first neon sign in the city and the hotel was the

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Hotel George V Date of the Plate: 1927 Notes: The eight-story, Art Deco hotel opened in 1927 in Paris, France. It was financed by wealthy American hotel operator Joel Hillman at a cost of $31 million. The white plate is crested with a coin gold interlocking script

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Hotel Geneve, Mexico City, Mexico Date of Creamer: 1920 – 1948 Notes: The Hotel Geneve first opened its doors in Mexico City in 1907 and is still in operation in 2009. Click here for more details and views of this historic hotel. White body with a deep pink variegated

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: The Genesee Hotel Date of the Bowl: 1915 Notes: This was the third Genesee Hotel, located at Main & Genesee Streets in Buffalo, N.Y. The first wooden structure was torn down in 1842. The second brick hotel was torn down in 1881. This third brick, six-story, Genesee

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: General Oglethorpe Hotel, Brunswick, GA Date of Plate: 1927 Notes: Wilmington Island Plantation was originally built in 1927 as the luxurious General Oglethorpe Hotel by investment executive Thomas Saffold; the property later became the Sheraton Savannah Resort. The hotel never prospered and closed in 1994 until the

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern Name: Gem Date of Creamer: circa 1917 Notes: Bottom-marked "Design Patented Aug 17- 1915." White body with dark green bell flower swag and chandelier medallion. Photos courtesy of ebay seller bev92racingcats

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Garlock's Date of Creamer: 1951 Notes: Garlock's is located in Lockport, New York. "'Giggi" Garlock, the original owner, opened the restaurant in 1946, and in 1962, it moved to its Transit Road location. It specializes in family dining and enjoys a good reputation for steaks. The online

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Gazelle, Leaping (Airbrushed) Date of Plates: circa 1930s-1940s Notes: Pictures are two Syracuse color variations on white body and designs can be found on econo-rim shape and base tan color body.  

Manufacturers: Shenango China, Homer Laughlin User: Gay Johnson's Inc. Date: Shenango platter, mid-1970s; Homer Laughlin cup, 1966 Notes: Gay Johnson's is headquartered in Grand Junction, CO and since 1941 has been in the business of gasoline service stations, associated conveniences stores, truck stops and tires in Wyoming as well as Colorado.