Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Dey Brothers Department Store Date of platter: 1924 Notes: Founded in 1877, the Dey Brothers flagship store, located at So. Salina Street in Syracuse, New York, opened in 1894. The Dey Brothers Department Store was part of the Allied Stores Company. The flagship store closed in 1992

Manufacturer: Royal Schwarzburg, Germany User: DeWitt Clinton Hotel Distributor: Nathan Straus Date of platter: 1927-1930 Notes: According to an article in the Oct. 17, 2014, issue of the Albany Times Union, the Dewitt Clinton Hotel, located at the corner of State and Eagle streets in Albany, N.Y., opened in 1927. Out of

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: DeWitt Clinton, Underglazed Pattern #90601 Date of plate: 1953 Notes: A version of this pattern made by Royal Schwarzburg has been found backstamped for the DeWitt Clinton Hotel in Albany, N.Y., and dated circa 1927-1930. Syracuse China records show that its pattern by this name was first

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern: Devon Date of plate: Circa 1912 – 1930s Notes: Found on ivory body with brown design and white body with pink design which consists of castles, bridges and trees around the verge.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: deVille Date of plate: 1965 Notes: Pilgrim shape, black design with wheat.

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Detroit-Leland Hotel Date of gravy boat: 1930s-1948 Notes: Located on 400 Bagley Street in Detroit, according to the Wikipedia, the Detroit-Leland Hotel was built in 1927 by Rapp & Rapp, with 22 stories and 800 rooms, and named for Cadillac founder Henry M. Leland. It has been listed

Manufacturer: Iroquois China User: Hotel Detroit Date of bowl: 1926 Notes: In 1875, General John Williams came down from Detroit, Michigan and bought 2,500 acres of land on Tampa Bay. The first hotel in St. Petersburg was built at 215 Central Avenue in 1888 and named after the General's home town.

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Detroit Golf Club Date of bowl: 1970 Notes: From the club's website, the Detroit Golf Club was founded by William R. Farrand and several friends in 1899, with construction of the first club following in 1900. The club now stands on 219 acres in Detroit, Mich., with clubhouse

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Detroit & Cleveland Line (D&C) Pattern: Greater Detroit (D&C-2) Distributor: H.F. Osborne Co., Detroit, Michigan Date of platter: 1923 Notes: Originating in 1849, the Detroit & Cleveland Line was known as "The Grand Fleet of the Great Lakes." The D&C main route lay diagonally across the lake where