Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Eppley Hotel Company Date of creamer: 1928 Notes: In September 1917, Eugene (Gene) Chase Eppley established the Eppley Hotel Company in Omaha, Nebraska, and by the mid-1950s, owned the largest privately-held hotel business in the United States. In June 1956, Eppley sold his company – consisting of 22

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Name: Ensenada Date of plate: 1927 – 1950s Notes: Old Ivory body, multicolored floral design in dark red, gold, blue and green repeated around the verge, broken with urn and florals. ID and photos contributed by reddygal

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Hotel Engel Date of plate: 1921 Notes: German immigrant William A. Engel was the original owner and proprietor of the Hotel Engel, located on New Jersey Ave at C St. in Washington, DC — one block away from the United States Capitol. The earliest reference to the

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Hotel Endicott Pattern name: #146 Breslin border Distributor: Higgins & Seiter, New York City Date of plate: Circa 1910 Notes: The seven-story, 450-room Hotel Endicott was built in 1889 at 440-456 Columbus Avenue and 81st Street in New York City. It closed around 1958. The plate is

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Encanto #75001 or #75002 Date of plate: 1922 Notes: The Encanto pattern rim treatment consists of stars, flowers and leaves with a floral spacer in rust and teal blue. Pattern can be found with various topmarks as well as a black outer stripe, as in the second example

Backstamp: Lamotte (possible manufacturer or region of manufacture) User: En Plein Ciel, Eiffel Tower Restaurant Date of plate: 1950s – circa 1970s Notes: Now closed, the En Plein Ciel – which translates to "in full sky" – was one of the Eiffel Tower restaurants that predated the major Tower reconstruction effort of

Manufacturer: Carr China Pattern: Empire Date of plates: 1940s -1952 Notes: White body with black floral and beaded border.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Empire Date of creamer: 1946 Notes: This is an unusually long and complicated entry! Please read through and draw your own conclusions from the information presented. Richard Luckin, author of "Dining on Rails," has said that "the names of the [railroad-related] china patterns were first named

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Emil Villa's The Original Hick'ry Pit Date of platter: July 1962 (backstamp L7)   Notes: There were three Emil Villa's Hick'ry Pit locations in Oakland, Hayward & San Leandro, California and one Emil Villa's Barbecue Pit in Walnut Creek, California. The restaurant advertised as, "The only barbeque house