Archive 1
Chestnut Tree
Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Chestnut Tree Date of cup: 1967; date of plate: 1964 Note: The Chestnut Tree was located at 1370 Nicolett Avenue in Minneapolis. Contributor: Cup and backstamp photo: Tom Wills
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Chesterfield
Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern Name: Chesterfield Date range of china shown: 1053 – 1961 Notes: Floral band with zigzag edges. Brown on tan body and blue on white body. Blue version contributed by reddygal
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Chester House
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Chester House, Chestertown, NY Date of platter: 1918 Notes: The Chester House was located in Chestertown, N.Y., in the upstate Lake George region. The exact early history of the inn is unknown, but it is believed to have had its beginning as sleeping quarters in the town's
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Cheshire Cheese
Manufacturer: Iroquois China User: Cheshire Cheese, A London Chop House Date of chop plate: 1957 Notes: Color is a very dark teal blue. These plates were designed exclusively for Cheshire Cheese, A London Chop House in the Sheraton Hotel Philadelphia. These heavy weight 11" plates were souvenirs of the formal opening.
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Chesapeake Steamship Company
Manufacturer: Warwick China Pattern/User: Chesapeake Steamship Company Date of platter: 1920s – 1930s Notes: The Chesapeake Steamship Company was founded in the mid-1880s as the Powhatan Steamboat Company and operated until 1941, when it merged with the Baltimore Steam Packet Company. It operated in Maryland and Virginia and was owned by
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Cherry Hills
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Cherry Hills (Syracuse pattern number DC-401) Known User: Cherry Hill Inn Date of plate: 1967 Notes: This pattern is shown in a catalog of Syracuse China underglazed designs (below) and is identified as Cherry Hills. A postcard from the Cherry Hill Inn, (see photo below) in Cherry Hill,
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Checkley Hotel
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: The Checkley Hotel Date of plate: 1927 – 1950s (Old Ivory mark) Note: Built on the very tip of Prout's Neck in Scarborough, Maine, the 80-room hotel opened in 1873 and was razed in 1944.
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Checker
Manufacturer: Carr China Pattern: Checker Date of plate: circa 1940s – circa 1952 Notes: Also called Underglaze Print Pattern #6002 or 6008, depending upon the size of the checkerboard, according to a 1934 catalog. Black and white checkerboard / checkered rim design.
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Chatham Bars Inn
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Chatham Bars Inn Date: circa 1970 – 1980 Notes: Located on Shore Road in Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, this resort hotel was built in 1914 and remains in operation as of 2008. It was listed in the 1954 Hotel Red Book as having 130 rooms and
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