Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Hotel Californian Border pattern: Kenmoor Date of plate: April 1948 Notes: Located at Kern and Van Ness Streets in Fresno, Calif., The Hotel Californian was built in 1923 and opened on Jan. 1, 1924. Its amenities included a grill, coffee shop and the Bamboo Room. With 250

Manufacturer: Wallace China Pattern Name: Californian Date of mug: 1948; date of plate: 1954 Note: The dark brown design on a tan background has torches and ribbon as part of a flowing leaf garland or border, and a heavy dark brown line on the outside edge. Photo and ID contributed by

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers Pattern: California Poppy User: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Date range of plate: 1920s – 1930s Note: This common pattern saw service on the Santa Fe's trains as well as at the Barstow Harvey House. The pattern saw exclusive use, even if not backstamped. Other manufacturers of this

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers Pattern: California Poppy User: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Date range of plate: 1920s – 1930s Note: This common pattern saw service on the Santa Fe's trains as well as at the Barstow Harvey House. The pattern saw exclusive use, even if not backstamped. Other manufacturers of this

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: California Poppy User: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Date of plate: 1952 Note: This common pattern saw service on the Santa Fe's trains as well as at the Barstow Harvey House. The pattern saw exclusive use, even if not backstamped. Other manufacturers of this pattern for the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: California Poppy User: Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Date of plate: 1952 Note: This common pattern saw service on the Santa Fe's trains as well as at the Barstow Harvey House. The pattern saw exclusive use, even if not backstamped. Other manufacturers of this pattern for the

Manufacturer: Wallace China User: California Oyster House Date range of bowl: circa 1930s – early 1940s Notes: In 1919, John Barcott, Sr., an immigrant from what later became Yugoslavia, opened the California Oyster House at 903 Pacific Ave. in downtown Tacoma, Washington. In 1946, John's son Anton took over management of

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: California, P-21 Date range of plate: 1927 – 1950s Notes: Old Ivory body, 8" wide rim bowls. Rim pattern is multi-colored flowers in hues of green, orange and black. This pattern is shown on page 160 of a Syracuse catalog of overglazed patterns with a notation as

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