Manufacturer: Corning User: Frisch's Date of mug: unknown Notes: In 1905, Samuel Frisch opened Frisch's Café in Cincinnati, Ohio. Frisch died in 1923 and three of his sons, Dave, Reuben and Irving, took over the restaurant operations. In 1948, the first Frisch's Big Boy opened on Central Parkway in Cincinnati, including

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Hotel Fresno Date of platter: 1951 Notes: The Hotel Fresno is located at 1257 Broadway Plaza in Fresno, Calif. Construction on the seven-story, Beaux Arts hotel started in 1912 and it opened in 1913. It closed in 1983 and has been standing vacant ever since, but now

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Frederick & Nelson Tea Room Date of pitcher: circa 1903 Notes: In 1903, Frederick & Nelson Department Store of Seattle, WA hired Eva MacCallum to open a tearoom and it soon became the city's most popular attraction. The Frederick & Nelson Tea Room employed 40 waitresses,

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Fred Sanders – now known as Sanders, Detroit, MI Date of egg cups: 1928 – 1930 Notes: From the Fred Sanders – now Sanders – website: "Sanders was first opened by Fred Sanders June 17, 1875 and started with a single retail shop in Downtown Detroit. Over the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Harvey 4300 Series Pattern name among railroad china collectors: El Tovar User: Fred Harvey Date of plate: 1947 Notes: This stock pattern with its blue flowers and acanthus swirls is found on page 26 of an underglaze Syracuse China pattern book and is called Harvey 4300, with

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers Pattern name: Harvey Paisley User: Fred Harvey/Fred Harvey Company Date of plate: 1925 Notes: The "FH" in the plate's logo stands for Fred Harvey. Considered to be a rare pattern, it is not known at which of Harvey's restaurants the Paisley pattern was used. Doug McIntyre theorizes that it

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Harvey 4300 Series Pattern name among railroad china collectors: El Tovar User: Fred Harvey Date of plate: 1947 Notes: This stock pattern with its blue flowers and acanthus swirls is found on page 26 of an underglaze Syracuse China pattern book and is called Harvey 4300, with

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Webster #92601 User: El Tovar Date of gravy boat: 1974 Notes: Webster is a popular Syracuse China stock pattern that is easily confused with another Syracuse pattern, Calhoun. Refer to the Webster entry for more information. In addition to other venues, Webster has been used for many years

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Unknown – All signs point to the Fred Harvey Company Date of plate: Circa 1930 Notes: This is an exceedingly handsome plate that has all the earmarks of a design made exclusively for the Fred Harvey Co., but all we have are clues as to its use.