Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. User: Boston Oyster House Date of platter: 1918-24 Notes: According to "Dining in Chicago," by John Drury (1931), in 1875, Col. John S. Wilson, who was the first caterer to serve live lobsters in Chicago, founded Wilson's Oyster House in the

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: Boston Oyster House Date of creamer: ~ early 1920s Notes: According to "Dining in Chicago," by John Drury (1931), in 1875, Col. John S. Wilson, who was the first caterer to serve live lobsters in Chicago, founded Wilson's Oyster House in the basement of the old

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Boston Oyster House Distributor: Burley & Co., Chicago Date of platter: 1890s – 1920s Notes: According to "Dining in Chicago," (1931) by John Drur , in 1875, Col. John S. Wilson, who was the first caterer to serve live lobsters in Chicago, founded Wilson's Oyster House in

Manufacturer: Lamberton, Scammell China User: Boston Store Pattern: American Hotels floral border pattern Date of celery tray: 1931 Notes: The Boston Store was founded in Erie, Pa., in 1885. In 1929, construction began on the company's six-story State Street store, and that opened in 1931. It included a four-sided, buff

Manufacturer: Wallace China Pattern: Bouquet Date of plate: 1943 Notes: Chintz floral pattern in red on white body. ID and photos contributed by krisbaker

Manufacturer: Homer Laughlin China User: Bow & Bell Restaurant Date of plate: 1965 Notes: The Bow and Bell Restaurant was owned by New York Yankees & CAL football star Jackie Jensen and CAL quarterback Boots Erb. The restaurant was located at 1 Broadway, Jack London Square in Oakland, California. Click

Manufacturer: unknown, Germany User: The Bowers Hotel Distributor: Burley & Company, Chicago Date of plate: circa 1911 – 1912 Notes: The six-story, 150-room Nortonia Hotel was located on the southwest corner of 11th and Stark, in Portland, Oregon. It was purportedly built by the Bowers family in 1907. The original

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Boss Hotel System Date of creamers: 1920s     Notes: Edwin A. Boss owned the Algona Hotel in Algona, Iowa before he served in World War I. Upon his return he started building a chain of hotels. "He predicated it upon the geographical knowledge that Iowa's

Manufacturer: Warwick China User: Borderland Fish & Game Club Distributor: Lynde, Sanger & Co., Inc. Boston Date of plate: 1920s-1930s     Notes: Located in Leach Pond, North Easton, Mass., now Borderland State Park. For further info: https://www.mass.gov/locations/borderland-state-park