Manufacturer: Carr China Pattern Name / Number: Dayton / 6054 Date of plate: circa 1940s – circa 1952 Notes: Red floral border on white body. The pattern is seen with no border detail, a line border, the Delray pattern border, or, in this case, the Greek-key Nobility pattern border. Red
- August 7, 2020
Manufacturer: Walker China User: Dawn Donuts Date of mug: 1971 Notes: Dawn Donuts opened as a bakery in Jackson, Michigan in 1920. Dawn referred to the time of day when bakers made their donuts. The company had locations throughout Michigan which were so famous for their donuts that they eventually closed
- August 7, 2020
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: David's Delicatessen Date of cup: 1963 Notes: A landmark in San Francisco, CA, popular with locals and tourists.
- August 7, 2020
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Davenport's Restaurant Pattern name: Underglaze border pattern #5055 Date of plate: 1899 – early 1900s Notes: Built by architect Kirtland Cutter and owner Louis Davenport in 1899, Davenport's stood on the corner of Post and Sprague streets in Spokane, WA. Historically significant to the development of Spokane,
- August 6, 2020
Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Date of Mug: 1914 – 1930, backstamped Jaxon Seven, J.V.C.CO. (an early Jackson China mark, which stands for Jackson Vitrified China Company) Date of Saucer: 1930s, backstamped Jackson China, Specialty China Service, a distributor in DuBois, PA Notes: The Daughters of
- August 6, 2020
Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Dartmouth College Date of cup: 1981 Notes: A four-year liberal arts institution established in 1769 in Hanover, NH. Founded by The Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, a Congregational minister, the college was principally for the education of Native Americans as an expansion of his Moor's Charity School in Lebanon,
- August 6, 2020
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Danube Date of grill plate: 1939 Notes: The tan-bodied grill plate has a deep blue stripe around the rim. The center motif appears to be a Chinese vase sitting on a wooden Chinese base with a blooming tree emerging from the vase with flowers in shades of
- August 6, 2020
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Danny's Hideaway Date of creamer: 1953 Notes: Almost every search on the Internet that yielded information about this bar and restaurant referred to it as Danny's Hideaway. For that reason, it is being spelled that way in this entry despite the matchbook that was key to the
- August 6, 2020
