Manufacturer: Bailey-Walker China Pattern: Bailey-Walker Advertising Matchstand Date of matchstand: 1923-1942     Notes: This Luxor Ivory matchstand was acquired from a seller in England. It is unlikely that Bailey-Walker ever advertised its ware across the pond but would serve as a supporting anecdote if any other info were found.

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Alco Lunch / Alco Lunch System Inc. Distributor: Horton & Wade, Inc., Albany, N.Y. Date of plate: 1920s     Notes: The 1928 Altamont Newspaper ad below lists the Alco Lunch System, Inc. at 104 State Street in Albany, New York. Offering The Better Food for

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern: Albion Date of platter: circa 1912 – 1930s Notes: The white platter has a brown or rust line on the outer edge. The pattern is in shades of blue and gray and rust with a seabird — possibly a seagull or albatross.

Manufacturer: Cook China Co. User: Alberti's Date of creamer: circa 1920s Notes: Alberti's, located at 30-32 East Front St. in Trenton, N.J., and also at 821 South Broad St. during the 1920s, was owned by Gus Alberti. He started out with a bar from 1910 to 1915, and when the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Albany Packing Co. Date of creamer: unknown Notes: The Albany Packing Company was located in Albany, NY. White body with dark blue rim band and two orange pin lines flanking an Albany Packing Co. First Prize Meat Food Products medallion logo in orange and blue. ID

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: The Albany Hotel Date of compote: 1890s – circa 1911 Notes: The first part of the hotel was built in 1885 at 17th and Stout Streets in Denver, Colo. The Annex was built circa 1900 to bring the number of rooms to 300. The 1963

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Alba Hotel Date of service plate: 1923 – 1927 Notes: Built by 1,000 men working three 8-hour shifts, the 12-story, 550-room Hotel Alba opened its doors February 1926 on Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach, Fla. The hotel's furnishings were worth more than $2 million, and the

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Alba Hotel Date of service plate: 1923 – circa 1927   Notes: Built by 1,000 men working three 8-hour shifts, the 12-story, 550-room Hotel Alba opened its doors February 1926 on Ocean Boulevard in Palm Beach, Fla. The hotel's furnishings were worth more than $2 million,

External Resources – websites Carr China Company – collector site This website is dedicated to the Carr China Company and includes detailed information about the company, as well as many of the Carr patterns, including two sections of underglaze print patterns and one section of topmarked china, featuring more than