Manufacturer: Unknown User: Adams House Hotel Date of butterpat: early 1900s Notes: The Adams House Hotel was built in 1883 at 555 Washington St. in Boston, Mass., replacing the first Adams House Hotel which opened in 1846 on the site of the former Lamb Tavern – mentioned in Boston history

Manufacturer: L. Hutschenreuther AG User: The Adams Date of celery dish: 1929 Notes: When the 23-story, 350-room Adams hotel was built in 1928, the entrance was located at 2 E. 86th street, just east of Fifth Avenue. The six-story William Starr Miller house occupied the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue

Manufacturers: Warwick China, Carr China Pattern Name/Number: Adam / 6165 Date of Warwick bowl: circa 1930s Date of Carr creamer: 1952   Notes: Many manufacturers sold a version of the Adam pattern, all featuring ornaments and swags in single colors including blue, black, green and red. Click here to see

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Adam Date of samples: 1926 – 1929 Notes: This design, consisting of ornaments, urns and swags, was copyrighted by Syracuse China in 1926. Many manufacturers offered their own similar versions of the Adam pattern. Syracuse is known to have made theirs in blue, black, green and

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Alaska Yukon Pacific Date of plate: 1909   Notes: This service plate is from the famous 1909 Alaska – Yukon – Pacific Exposition – World's Fair that was held in Seattle, Wash. The fair celebrated and publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest, which included the

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Alaska Line / Alaska Steamship Co. Date of saucer: 1930s – 1948   Notes: The Alaska Steamship Company was formed in 1894. Due to various government regulations, the company eventually enjoyed a near monopoly on service between Alaska and the lower 48 states. It ceased passenger

Manufacturer: TEPCO User: Al Williams' Papagayo Room Date of plate: 1931 – 1968   Notes: Papagayo is Spanish for parrot. Al Williams and his wife served Mexican Food and entertainment from 1941 to 1961 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. This famous room has since been redone (sans

Manufacturer: Warwick China Co. User: Al-an-net Coffee Shop Distributor: Steel Hardware Co. Date of creamer: 1927 – 1935   Notes: The only location found for the coffee shop was in Kinsley, Kan. According to the Kinsley Library, it was listed in the Kinsley Mercury and Graphic newspaper with slightly different

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Airplane (Airbrushed) Date of plate: 1954 Notes: Red and gray airbrushed design.