Archive 1
Cadillac – Secor Hotels
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Cadillac – Secor Hotels / CS Hotels Distributor: J. R. Gibney, New York Date of ice cream shell: 1890s – circa 1911 Notes: Circa 1909 to circa 1913, the Wallick Brothers (Adrian and Louis) owned both the Cadillac Hotel located at Broadway & 43rd Street in
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Cadet Mess
Manufacturer: Carr China User: The Cadet Mess West Point, NY Distributor: James M. Shaw & Co. Date of butter pat: circa 1930s   Notes: The border on the butter pat is Carr's Underglaze Print Pattern #6031. For additional info: Carr Print Pattern #6031 Photos contributed by Ed Phillips
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Cadet
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Cadet Date of plate: 1950 Notes: Found most often in the light blue; the red is very unusual. Photo contributed by dbstoneware
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Cabrillo Pavilion
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Cabrillo Pavilion Date of matchstand: 1920s Notes: An early postcard from the University of California, Santa Barbara Library provides a colorful description of Santa Barbara's Cabrillo Pavilion: "Property of the people of Santa Barbara – This pavilion on the East Beach frontage of the city of Santa
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Charlottesville – C&O Railway
Manufacturer: Buffalo China and Syracuse China User: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway ~ C&O Railway Pattern: Charlottesville Date of Buffalo ice cream shell: 1915 – 1940s; date of Syracuse ice cream shell: 1944   Notes: This pattern, when topmarked C&O, is called Charlottesville, regardless of the manufacturer. It was a stock pattern customized
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C&O Railway – Charlottesville
Manufacturer: Buffalo China and Syracuse China User: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway ~ C&O Railway Pattern: Charlottesville Date of Buffalo ice cream shell: 1915 – 1940s; date of Syracuse ice cream shell: 1944   Notes: This pattern, when topmarked C&O, is called Charlottesville, regardless of the manufacturer. It was a stock pattern customized
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Colony Club – New York City
Manufacturers: Jackson China, Mayer China, Walker China User: Colony Club Date of Jackson plate: 1972 Date of Mayer demi cup: 1992 Date of Walker plate: 1966 Notes: Founded in 1903 in New York City, the elite Colony Club is the only social club created for women only. The ID was made
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Dwarf
Manufacturer: Jackson China User: The Dwarf Date of green plate: 1970s Notes: This pattern is frequently – and incorrectly – attributed to the forerunner of Chik-Fil-A restaurants, located in Georgia. However, according to Charlene Sparks Gambill, it was her father, John B. Sparks, who was the owner of the Dwarf Restaurants,
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Dutro's
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Dutro's Date of grill plate: 1920s – early 1950s Notes: Dutro's restaurant was located at 828 Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis, Minn., known to be in operation at least through 1953. It was famous for seafood, and its best known dish, Lobster Thermidor, was featured in the book,
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