Archive 1
Brushade
Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Brushade Date: 1930 -1946 Notes: White body with mottled brush-stroke design in bright green, rust-orange, maroon and blue. Stern's Stakup was developed by Fred Stern who gave the rights to Jackson China in 1930 to manufacture his design which helped eliminate breakage and was also space-saving
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Buccaneer Hotel
Manufacturer: Schonwald, Germany User: Hotel Buccaneer, Galveston, TX Date of platter: Unknown Notes: Built in 1929 on Seawall Avenue as one of Galveston's first tourist hotels. It closed in 1961 and was demolished in 1999. For related info: Buccaneer Hotel 2 also by Schonwald
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Buccaneer Hotel 2
Manufacturer: Schonwald, Germany User: Buccaneer Hotel Date of plate: circa 1935 – 1950 Notes: This 11-story, 400-room hotel was built on the corner of 23rd & Seawall in 1929 on the ocean side of Galveston, TX. The hotel was a Hilton early on, and then a National Hotel. It survived
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Bucking Bronco 2
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Bucking Bronco Date of plate: 1912 Notes: This design is shown in plate #15 on page 11 of "Syracuse China" by Cleota Reed and Stan Skoczen. However, high-resolution photos of both plates have been examined by an expert in Syracuse China processes, who believes rather
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Bucking Horse
Manufacturer: Carr China Pattern: Bucking Horse Date of plate: 1940s Notes: This pattern was originally dubbed Bucking Bronco by RWCN members, but in looking at the pattern in a notebook compiled by Joy Bachman, her hand-written notes refer to it as "Bucking Horse." She was the wife of Carr's last
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Buckwood Inn
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Buckwood Inn Date of plate: 1928-1930 Notes: The Buckwood Inn was constructed in the early 1900s by C.C. Worthington in Shawnee, Pa., along the Delaware River. Unlike most resorts of the day, the inn was constructed of concrete and reinforced iron and was considered fireproof. An
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Buffalo Athletic Club
Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Buffalo Athletic Club Date of plate: 1915-1940s Notes: In 1889, the club's first building was located at Washington and Mohawk Streets in the old Trinity Church/Liedertafel Hall building in Buffalo, N.Y. Original cost was $11,000 for the building and there were 550 members. By 1923 the
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Buffalo Athletic Club 2
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Buffalo Athletic Club Rim Pattern: Encanto Date of plate: 1957 Notes: In 1889, the club's first building was located at Washington and Mohawk Streets in the old Trinity Church/Liedertafel Hall building in Buffalo, N.Y. Original cost was $11,000 for the building and there were 550 members.
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Buffalo Club
Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: The Buffalo Club Date of creamer: mid-1960s – 1970s Notes: After serving as the President of the United States from 1850 to 1853, Millard Fillmore returned to Buffalo, N.Y. and was counted among the city's most influential citizens. In 1867, he joined 92 other like-minded gentlemen
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