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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Manufacturer: Carr China Pattern: Calico Date of plate: Unknown Notes: Also called Underglaze Print Pattern #7005 in a 1934 catalog. All over chintz pattern in red on white body with red outer band. Also produced in blue. Shield backstamp is more often found on Carr's willow pieces. ID contributed by reddygal

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Calhoun College Date of plate: 2000 Notes: Located at 189 Elm Street in New Haven, CT, Calhoun College – now (as of 2020) Grace Hopper College – is one of Yale's 12 Residential Colleges. In 1932, with the institution of the college system, the residential building at the

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons, Ltd., England User: Calgary Brewing & Malting Company, Alberta Canada Date of creamer: 1896 – 1946 Notes: In 1892, Alfred Ernest Cross, one of the founders of the city of Calgary, formed the Calgary Brewing & Malting Company. The company used the head of a buffalo

Manufacturer: TEPCO User: Cal-Neva Lodge, Lake Tahoe Date: 1931-1968 Notes: From the resort's web site: "The original Lodge was built in 1926 by wealthy San Francisco businessman, Robert P. Sherman, who used the Lodge as a guesthouse for his friends and real estate clients. The Lodge was designed after Frank Bacon's

Manufacturer: TEPCO User: Cal-Aero Academy Date of plate and cup: 1940s Notes: The Cal-Aero Academy of Ontario, Canada was a civilian flight school that trained pilots for the Army Air Corps during World War II. More than 12,000 pilots were trained from 1940 to 1944. The logo features a design of