Archive 1
Culver
Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern name: Culver Date of cup: 1930s – early 1940s Notes: White body with red ornamental border of carriages, urns and flourishes between two red lines. ID and photos contributed by kitschnkaboodle
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Crystal and Annex Hotel
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: The Crystal and Annex Hotel Date of platter: 1900 – 1915 Notes: The Crystal and Annex Hotel was built circa 1905 in the downtown area of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, following the years of the 1889 flood that decimated the town. The Crystal Hotel originally was a 100-room
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Crumley Hotels
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Crumley Hotels Date of plate: Unknown Notes: Newton (Newt) Hunt Crumley (1911-1962) operated several hotels in Elko and Reno, Nevada, including the Commercial Hotel and Casino and the Ranchinn Motor Hotel in Elko, and the Goldfield and Holiday Hotel in Reno. His ownership went back as far
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Crispie Creme Donuts
Manufacturer: Corning User: Crispie Creme Donuts Date of mug: unknown Notes: Crispie Creme Donuts began in Portsmouth, Ohio, and was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Renison. It is known by names such as Mrs. Renison Shops, Mrs. Renison's Doughnuts and Mrs. Renison's Crispie Creme Donut Shop. Shops have been found
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Chelsea 2
Manufacturer: Buffalo China Pattern Name: Chelsea Distributor: J.R. Gibney, New York City Date of plate: 1919   Notes: Graceful scrolling border pattern evokes a vine with leaves, especially in this in dark green. (This pattern is unrelated to Chelsea by Syracuse China.) Contributor: Robin Wheeler Carnill: Photos and ID
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Crest Green
Manufacturer: Buffalo China Pattern Name: Crest Green Date of plate: 1968 Notes: White background with stencil airbrushed dark green wavy rim design. Similar patterns were produced by other manufacturers with stencil airbrushed waves, crests, scrolls or rick rack designs around the rim. For related info: Everglade by Shenango China Juniper by Mayer
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Crescent
Manufacturer: Shenango China Pattern name: Crescent Date of plate: 1968 Note: The popular stock pattern, also called ZM-13 by Shenango, shows wide crescents of pink or mauve on the border of the RimRol WelRoc plate, alternating with narrow crescents of turquoise. The pattern is shown in Shenango's Tabletop Stylebook 70. ID
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Creole Petroleum
Manufacturer: McNicol China User/Pattern: Creole Petroleum, Venezuela Date of egg cup: 1950s Notes: The Creole Petroleum Corporation was created in 1920. In 1943, the Standard Oil Company of Venezuela and the Venezuelan properties of the Lago Petroleum Corporation joined to form the new Creole Petroleum Company. For additional information: Oil Camps of
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Crawford House
Manufacturer: John Maddock and Sons User: Crawford House Date of platter: 1880-1896 Notes: According to the Wikipedia, Crawford House "was a grand hotel in Crawford Notch, N.H. The original hotel was built in 1850 and destroyed by fire in 1859. It was replaced by a second Crawford House resort that was the
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