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

Manufacturer: Sterling China and Carr China User: Bordentown Military Institute Date of bowl: 1930s-1950s Date of plate: 1946   Notes: From the Wikipedia: "The institute [located in Bordentown, N.J.] was created in 1881, when Reverend William Bowen purchased the Spring Villa Female Seminary building and reopened it as the Bordentown Military Institute. In 1972,

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Borden's Date of cup: circa 1930s to early 1940s     Notes: The company was founded by Gail Borden, Jr. who, in the 1850s, found a way to condense milk because at that time no one knew how to keep milk fresh. After struggling for several

Manufacturer: True West Pattern: Boots & Saddle Date of plate: post-2003 Notes: The True West company of Royse City, Texas began reproducing Wallace China's Westward Ho Rodeo pattern in 1990. In 2004, they added other Westward Ho — Till Goodan reproduction designs, including the Boots & Saddle, Longhorn & Little

Manufacturer: Wallace China Pattern: Boots & Saddle Date of plate: 1950s Notes: This pattern is part of Wallace's Westward Ho series, designed by Till Goodan and originally produced for the Wentz Company between 1943 and 1964. Till Goodan began receiving recognition for his Western art in the 1930s after he

Manufacturer: Unknown, England, possibly Grindley User: Boos Bros Date of butterpat: 1920s     Notes: An early Los Angeles, Calif., cafeteria chain started around the beginning of the 20th century, Boos Brothers has been credited with opening the first cafeteria in Los Angeles, having begun promotions for its first cafeteria

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Boone's Restaurant, 6 Custom House Wharf, Portland, ME Date of plate: 1951     Notes: Tucked in among the wholesale fish mongers since 1898, Boone's has been turning out Baked Stuff Lobster, Haddock, Clams and Oysters in an old sway-backed warehouse that looks as though it

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Book Cadillac Hotel Date of cup: 1964 Notes: Completed in 1924 by brothers J.B., Frank and Herbert Book, this 33-story hotel was the tallest building in Detroit and also the tallest hotel in the world at that time. Originally built at a cost of $14 million,