Manufacturer: Wallace China Pattern Name: Beaumont Distributor: Dohrmann Hotel Supply Date of plate: 1940s-1950s     Note: Dohrmann Hotel Supply was based in San Francisco, Calif., and was incorporated circa 1904. The bowl has two concentric circles on the rim made up of a black and white checkerboard pattern, with

Manufacturers: Shenango China and Homer Laughlin User: Bear Mountain Inn Date of pieces shown: 1927-1954 Notes: What started out as a bus terminal and shelter for the 5,000 acre Bear Mountain State Park in Bear Mountain, NY, by 1929, was a 150-room, 2-story inn that was constructed by people from

Manufacturer: Walker China User: Bear Island Resort Date of bouillon cup: July 1953     Notes: Located in Ely, Minnesota, just five miles outside of Babbitt, the Bear Island Resort was first owned and operated by Elizabeth Ahlquist Day from 1947 to 1972. The resort offered cottages, cabins and casual

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Beaconsfield Hotel Date of plate: June 1924     Notes: The three-story, 200-room Beaconsfield Hotel was located at 1731 Beacon Street in Brookline, Mass. just a short distance from Boston College. The lavish residential hotel was built in 1902 by Henry M. Whitney, who also owned

Manufacturer: Royal Schwarzburg, Germany User: Beacon Hotel Distributor: Nathan Straus & Sons, New York Date of pickle dish: 1929-1932 Notes: Located on the former site of the St. Helene Apartments at Broadway & 75th Street in New York City, the original 24-story, 500-room, Hotel Beacon opened in 1929. Not found

Manufacturer: McNicol China Pattern: Beacon Distributor: Morris Gordon & Son Date of plate: Pre-1955 Notes: Ornamental border with flowers, vines and urns in dark blue on white body.  Distributor Morris Gordon & Son purchased by Jones McDuffee & Stratton 1955, dating the plate to pre-1955.

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Beach Point Club Date of plate: 1967     Notes: The Beach Point Club is located at 900 Rushmore Ave., Mamaroneck, NY. Click here for the Beach Point Club website.

Manufacturer: Richard Ginori, Italy User: The Beach Club Hotel Date of celery tray: circa 1930s-1970s     Notes: The Beach Club Hotel, originally located at 851 1st St., N. Naples, Florida, opened in the 1930s with about 70 rooms. Built in 1929 by Allen Joslin, husband to Lois, the heiress

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers Pattern Number: E75071F Date of plate: 1930     Notes: White body with multicolored art noveau style border with scrolls and flowers in shades of brown, tan and gold set against a teal background. Photos contributed by matthanne1