Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Bess Eaton Donut Flour Co. Date of cup: 1970s Notes: Based in Westerly, RI and founded in 1953 by Angelo (Bangy) Gencarelli Jr., the Bess Eaton Donut Flour Company was a small chain of 48 coffee shops in southern New England. The company closed in 2004

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Bernstein's Fish Grotto Date of creamer: 1950s-1960s     Notes: Opened by Maurice Bernstein (1886-1932) in 1907, Bernstein's Fish Grotto was known for its unique entrance, a ship's bow jutting into the sidewalk. It was intended to be a reproduction of Christopher Columbus' ship Niña. Inside

Manufacturer: Bauscher Weiden User: Bermudiana Hotel Date of pitcher: unknown     Notes: The original Bermudiana Hotel was built in 1924 overlooking Hamilton Harbor by the Furness-Withy Shipping Line. The Bermuda Trade Developement Board advertised the hotel as "fire-proof." Those words would come back to haunt them in 1958. As

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Berlin Hotel Distributor: Albert Pick & Company, Chicago and San Francisco Date of pitcher: 1911     Notes: From 1911-1917, the Berlin Hotel occupied the Chancellor Hartson building on the northeast corner of Third and Main streets in Napa, California. The Chancellor Hartson building was built in

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Hotel Berkshire Date of plate: circa 1939 Notes: The Berkshire Hotel, located at 19 E. 52nd Street in New York City, was home to the 150-seat Elbow Room designed by Norman Bel-Geddes. Opening in April 1938 at a cost of $200,000, the Elbow Room was considered

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Azuma Sukiyaki House Date of carafe: 1970s Notes: The Azuma Sukiyaki House was located in a former "tied" saloon house built at 5120 N. Broadway in Chicago. The Azuma House, debatably Chicago's first Japanese restaurant, was a restaurant and lounge specializing in Japanese cuisine. It offered a

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern: Aztec Date of saucer: 1930s – 1961 Date of cup: 1961 Notes: Pattern that evokes the Southwest or Native American design of two black bands with four polygons and a diamond between them in black and rust or dark red or burnt orange. Shown below on

Manufacturer: Wallace China Pattern: Aztec Date of creamer: 1920s Date of brown plate: 1940s – 1950s Date of green plate: late 1930s – 1940s Notes: DESERT WARE tan body with Art Deco green or, more commonly, brown border. For different patterns with similar names: Aztec by Scammell China Aztec 3

Manufacturer: Scammell China Pattern: Aztec Date of examples: circa 1926 – 1936 Notes: An American Indian inspired motif combining transfers and hand-painted (sponged) glazing in dark blue and shades of orange. The name "Aztec" is attributed to Elizabeth Scammell, daughter-in-law of one of the firm's five founding brothers, who had a