Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern name: La Belle User: Chalet on the Lake Date of plate: 1946-51 Notes: Chalet on the Lake was a restaurant and bar with space for dancing and large parties, located near Lake Michigan at 10400 N. Lakeshore Rd. in Mequon, Wisc. Apparently at one time (probably prior to

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (U.S.) Date of platter: 1991 Notes: This depicts the flag of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. At the time this piece was manufactured, that position was held by General Colin L. Powell. There is a different flag for the Vice Chairman. The

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern name: Jessica User: Chalet on the Lake Date of platter: 1923-46 Notes: Chalet on the Lake was a restaurant and bar with space for dancing and large parties, located near Lake Michigan at 10400 N. Lakeshore Rd. in Mequon, Wisc. Apparently at one time (probably prior to 1960)

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: The Central Manufacturing District Distributor: Albert Pick & Co., Chicago Date of plate: circa 1905 – 1911 Notes: In 1905, Frederick Henry Prince founded the Central Manufacturing District (CMD) as a holding organization for an industrial site in Chicago. The CMD was a 265-acre industrial park

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Central Maine Sanatorium Date of platter: 1920 Notes: The Chase Memorial Sanatorium opened in 1910 on Atwood Mountain in Fairfield, Maine as a hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis patients. What began as little more than a tent city, the treatment center constructed wooden buildings in 1912

Manufacturer: Ridgway, England User: The Cawthon Hotel Date of service plate: 1912 – 1920s Notes: Located on Bienville Square in Mobile, Ala., this 200-room, seven-story hotel opened in September 1906. It originally had a roof-top garden and restaurant, and in later years, The Rose Room (dancing nightly) and The Grill. It

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: The Cawthon Hotel Date of platter: 1920s Notes: Located on Bienville Square in Mobile, Ala., this 200-room, seven-story hotel opened in September 1906. It originally had a roof-top garden and restaurant; and in later years The Rose Room (dancing nightly) and The Grill. Demolished after 1963. White

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Hotel Cavalier and Country Club, Virginia Beach, VA Distributor: Max Schwan, Inc., Norfolk, VA Date of service plate: circa 1927 Notes: The Cavalier Hotel was built as a resort in 1927, and continues to offer luxurious accommodations on Virginia Beach as of 2020. For additional info: https://www.cavalierhotel.com

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Cathay Date of plate: 1937 Date of room service sugar bowl: 1951 Notes: Multicolored floral pattern, slightly Oriental in design, on ivory body. ID supplied by dmgrann and photos supplied by reddygal