Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Seaboard Air Line Railway Pattern: Old Bay Line Date of plate: 1928-1930 Notes: The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as Old Bay Line, was founded in 1840. It provided overnight steamship service on the Chesapeake Bay, including stops at Norfolk,
- May 13, 2020
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Seaboard Air Line Railway Pattern: Old Bay Line Anniversary Date of plate: 1940 Notes: The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as Old Bay Line, was founded in 1840. It provided overnight steamship service on the Chesapeake Bay, including stops at
- May 13, 2020
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Seaboard Air Line Railway Pattern: Old Bay Line Date of plate: 1928-1930 Notes: The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as Old Bay Line, was founded in 1840. It provided overnight steamship service on the Chesapeake Bay, including stops at Norfolk,
- May 13, 2020
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Seaboard Air Line Railway Date of platter: 1912-1924 Notes: The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as Old Bay Line, was founded in 1840. It provided overnight steamship service on the Chesapeake Bay, including stops at Norfolk, Virginia and Baltimore,
- May 13, 2020
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Seaboard Air Line Railway Pattern: Old Bay Line Anniversary Date of plate: 1940 Notes: The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as Old Bay Line, was founded in 1840. It provided overnight steamship service on the Chesapeake Bay, including stops at
- May 13, 2020
Manufacturer: Diamond Match Co. User: Baltimore Mail Line Date of matchstand: 1933-1937 Notes: According to the Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives, the Baltimore Mail Line (Baltimore Mail Steamship Company) was primarily a mail service that also carried a limited number of passengers (passenger capacity was about 80 Tourist Class). They operated regular weekly
- May 12, 2020
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Baltimore Lunch Date of bowl: 1905-circa 1911 Notes: In 1897, Henry Leland Bowles borrowed $1,000 to start his first Bowles Lunch business in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1904, he expanded under the firm name of H.L. Bowles & Co. (Charles C. Gilbert parent company) in Detroit,
- May 12, 2020
Manufacturer: Unknown, likely Maddock Pottery Co. or Greenwood Pottery User: Baltimore Lunch Distributor: The Mellen & Hewes Co., Hartford, Conn. Date of pieces: late 1800s-circa 1925 Notes: In 1897, Henry Leland Bowles borrowed $1,000 to start his first Bowles Lunch business in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1904, he expanded under the
- May 12, 2020
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Baltimore Hotel Distributor: Albert Pick & Co., Chicago Date of plate: 1890s-circa 1911 Notes: The Baltimore Hotel was located between 11th and 12th Streets and Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Mo. Originally designed by Louis Curtis and built by Bernard Corrigan, The Baltimore opened in
- May 12, 2020