Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Hotel Virginia Distributor: Dulin & Martin Co. – Washington, D.C. Date of platter: circa 1916 – 1929   Notes: The Hotel Virginia was built in 1847 on the corner of South New and Johnson streets in Staunton, Virginia. During the Civil War it served as the

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: University of Virginia Rotunda Date of plate: 1946   Notes: We have an ashtray that was made for the University of Virginina, located in Charlottesville, but we're not sure if this pattern was ever produced. We purchased several plates with this rim, 1946 date and topmarks in

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: United Spanish War Veterans – USWV Date of pasta plate: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: From the Wikipedia, the initials U.S.W.V. stands for United Spanish War Veteran that "was an American veterans' organization which consisted of veterans of the Spanish–American War, Philippine–American War and

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: U.S. Veterans Bureau Date of open sugar: circa 1920s – 1930   Notes: Plain sugar bowl is marked on the backstamp for the U.S. Veterans Bureau. It was one of three agencies that was consolidated in 1921 to become the Veterans Bureau and by 1930,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: U.S. Navy Vice Admirals Mess Distributor: James M. Shaw – New York Date of pasta plate: 1930   Notes: From The Pirates Lair, this bowl would have been the china glazed as the personal china for 3-star vice admirals – the 3-star vice admirals mess.

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: United States Lighthouse Service Date of soup tureen: 1935   Notes: From the Wikipedia: "The United States Lighthouse Service, also known as the Bureau of Lighthouses, was the agency of the US Federal Government and the General Lighthouse Authority for the United States from the time

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: U.S. Army Yankee Division 26th Infantry Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: This plate with its YD monogram was used by the United States Army's 26th Infantry Yankee Division. According to the wikipedia, the 26th Infantry Yankee Division was a formation of the Massachusetts Army National

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Cheley Colorado Camps – Land O' Peaks Ranch Date of cup: 1950   Notes: The Land O'Peaks Ranch is headquarters for most of the "camp units" for Cheley Colorado Camps, located near Estes Park in Colorado's Rocky Mountains. From the website: "Cheley Colorado Camps was founded in

Manufacturer: Sterling China Name of user: A Bit of Sweden Date of plate: 1969   Notes: The first mention found of A Bit of Sweden (formerly Del Bello Inn), located on Route 9-W in Stony Point, New York, was in a series of ads that began on Jan. 19, 1950,