Archive 1
Claytor pattern – Amtrak
Manufacturer: Corning User/Pattern: Amtrak Claytor Date: since 1993 Notes: This pattern was made as a custom decoration on a Corning Comcor body for Amtrak and was named for the former president of the railroad. Claytor-pattern china was introduced in 1993 as Amtrak restored china to dining cars after it had
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Amtrak – Claytor
Manufacturer: Corning User/Pattern: Amtrak Claytor Date: since 1993 Notes: This pattern was made as a custom decoration on a Corning Comcor body for Amtrak and was named for the former president of the railroad. Claytor-pattern china was introduced in 1993 as Amtrak restored china to dining cars after it had
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Amherst College
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Amherst College Date of plate: 1927 – 1950s Notes: Amherst College was founded in 1821 as a college for men. The institution was named after the town of Amherst which had been named after Baron Jeffrey Amherst, a British army officer sent to America to lead
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Americus Hotel
Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons Ltd. User: Americus Hotel Date of plate: 1928 Notes: At a cost of $2.5 million, the 14-story, 350-room Americus Hotel opened on Sept. 13, 1927, in Allentown, Penn. The hotel built by Albert "Bert" Gomery, an Allentown business man. It was named for Amerigo Vespucci,
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American Yacht Club
Manufacturer: Jackson China User: American Yacht Club Date of plate: unknown Notes: More than 120 years ago, Jay Gould and a group of his friends founded the American Yacht Club in New York City. In 1887, the club purchased "12 acres and some rocks known as Scotch Caps" from the
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American President Lines 3
Manufacturer: Walker China User: American President Lines Pattern: Eagle Date of plate: 1953 Notes: The Pacific Mail Steamship Co. (1848 – 1925) was purchased by The Dollar Line (1900 – 1938) in 1925. The Dollar Line was taken over by the U. S. Maritime Commission in 1938 and renamed APL
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American President Lines 2
Manufacturer: Walker China User: American President Lines Pattern: Eagle Date: 1953 Notes: The Pacific Mail Steamship Co. (1848 – 1925) was purchased by The Dollar Line (1900 – 1938) in 1925. The Dollar Line was taken over by the U. S. Maritime Commission in 1938 and renamed APL – The
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American President Lines
Manufacturer: Shenango China User: American President Lines Pattern: President Wilson Date of creamer: circa 1930-1948 Notes: The Pacific Mail Steamship Co. (1848 – 1925) was purchased by The Dollar Line (1900 – 1938) in 1925. The Dollar Line was taken over by the U. S. Maritime Commission in 1938 and
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American House
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: American House Pattern: Violet Border Distributor: Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Co. Date of plate: 1903 Notes: This is the second American House which was built on Hanover Street in Boston, Mass. pre-1885. The hotel occupied three sites of three old-time taverns and boasted the first passenger
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