Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Block Hall Club Distributor: Kniffen & Demarest, New York Date of plate: 1927-1928 Notes: From the Daytonian in Manhattan blog, the newly formed Block Hall Club purchased the property at 21-23 S. Williams St., in New York City, on Dec. 20, 1926. This club was composed

Manufacturer: Carr China User: Block's Restaurant Date of plate: 1940s-1952     Notes: Block's Restaurant was located at 112-116 East Cermak (also known as 22nd Street) in Chicago. In addition to routine cuisine, in 1934 and 1935 it also hosted charity Thanksgiving dinners, serving up to 2,000 guests who had

Manufacturer: Scammell China Pattern name: Bland Farm Scene Date range of plates shown: circa 1935-1940     Notes: Dark red, burgundy on white body; also produced in brown on a Lenape tan body. Trees, cows and country house in a pastoral scene in the plate's well, with border of mixed

Manufacturer: McNicol China User: Blackwelder's Barbeque Lunch Date of bowl: unknown     Notes: From the book "Bob Garner's Guide to North Carolina Barbecue," it appears that as early as 1918 John Blackwelder added a barbecue pit to his taxi stand in Salisbury, N.C., and other members of the family

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Blackstone Hotel Distributor: Albert Pick & Company Date of condiment or mustard pot: 1922 Notes: Located at 636 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, this 21-story, 450-room grand hotel opened its doors in 1910. It was named after Timothy Blackstone, President of the Illinois Central Railroad,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Blackstone Hotel, Chicago, IL Pattern: Shadowtone 46 Distributor: E.A. Hinrichs & Co. Date of plate: circa 1930s-1940s Notes: A second documented Blackstone Hotel pattern, though it is difficult to determine an exact date for this plate. Other china with the E. A. Hinrichs & Co. backstamp

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Blackstone Hotel Date of bowl: November 1936 Notes: Located at 636 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, this 21-story, 450-room grand hotel opened its doors in 1910. It was named after Timothy Blackstone, President of the Illinois Central Railroad, who built the hotel mainly to serve

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: The Blackhawk Restaurant – Indian Room Date range of plate and cup: 1930s-1948     Notes: Otto A. Roth opened The Blackhawk restaurant in December 1920 at 139 N. Wabash and Randolph in the Chicago Loop. One of Chicago's most successful restaurants, spanning 64 years, the

Manufacturer: McNicol China User: The Blackhawk Restaurant Pattern Number: P.L. 3009-17-22-17 Distributor: Albert Pick & Co., Inc., Chicago Date of cup: unknown     Notes: Otto A. Roth opened The Blackhawk restaurant in December 1920 at 139 N. Wabash and Randolph in the Chicago Loop. One of Chicago's most successful