Manufacturer: TEPCO User: Chicken on a Stick Date of plate: 1950s Notes: It took a long while to find out what the hole in the plate was for. Now that we know, were we better off not knowing? The photo at bottom and this quote are from the now-defunct e-z-smith.com website: [Chicken

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Chicken in the Rough Date of mug: 1950 Notes: The story goes, in the 1930's Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Osborne drove from Oklahoma to California and Mrs. Osborne had fried chicken for the trip (which was very common in those days). As the couple was eating the

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Chick (Pink Airbrushed) Date: 1955 – 1970s

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Chicago Yacht Club Date: 1981 Notes: The Chicago Yacht Club was established in 1875 with 37 male members; by the end of the 1875-76 season there were 50 charter members. The initiation fee was $5; annual dues were $4. The club was incorporated in 1882. By 1961

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Chicago Beach Hotel Date of plate: March 1901 Notes: Located at 51st Street and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, this six-story, 450-room (175 with baths) hotel of brick and stone opened in 1890 at a cost of $1 million. Designed by Thomas Starrett, it was just

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Chicago Beach Hotel Date of creamer: circa 1918 – early 1940s Notes: Located at 51st Street and Lake Shore Drive in Chicago, Illinois, this six-story, 450-room (175 with baths) hotel of brick and stone opened in 1890 at a cost of $1 million. Designed by Thomas Starrett,

Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Chi Chi Club Date of Plate: 1952 Notes: The Chi-Chi Club was located in Palm Springs, CA and owned by Irwin Schuman. The building was razed in the 1980s. The china was unique in that it featured a topless female performer.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Cheyenne Lodge Stock pattern (sans crest): Franklin Date of plate: 1926 Notes: Opened in 1926 at the top of Cheyenne Mountain by Spencer Penrose, owner of the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, CO. Cheyenne Lodge may be an old part of the Broadmoor that was used for entertainment

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Chevy Chase Club Date: 1960 Notes: The Chevy Chase Club is located at 6100 Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Founded in the late 1800s, this private club has been rated as one of the first 100 clubs in the US by the USGA. The golf course