Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Barth Equipment Company Date of plate: 1939-1948 Notes: Tan body with maroon/brown decoration. This piece was most likely a joint advertising venture between Barth and Shenango, promoting the latter's RimRol edge that would presumably reduce breakage.

Manufacturer: Homer Laughlin China Pattern: Baroque Date of plate: Unknown     Notes: Salmon basketweave pattern on an ivory body. ID and photos contributed by reddygal

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Barlum Hotel Date of platter: 1955     Notes: The 21-story, 800-room Barlum Hotel was located at 111 Cadillac Square in Detroit, Michigan. It was built in 1926 by John H. Barlum, owner of Barlum Steamship Co. and president of Detroit Street Railways, along with his

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Barbara Worth Hotel / Hotel Barbara Worth Pattern: Barbara Worth Rim Pattern No: 82101 Date of egg cup: 1936 Date of plate: 1928     Notes: An entire industry seems to have arisen based on Harold Bell Wright's book, "The Winning of Barbara Worth." Not only

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons, England User: Bank of New South Wales Distributor: Lyne Browne, Melbourne, AU Date of bowl: 1960s     Notes: This marsupial-crested ware was used by the Bank of New South Wales (not to be confused with the State Bank of New South Wales) and would

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Bancroft Hotel Date of blue and white candle stand: 1912-1919 Date of multicolored candle stand: 1925     Notes: Named in honor of George Bancroft (1800-1891), the 450-room hotel opened on September 1, 1913 at 50 Franklin Street, Worcester, MA. The Sheraton chain bought the building

Manufacturer: TEPCO Pattern: Bamboo Date of pieces: 1950s-1960s     Notes: Dark yellow bamboo stems outlined in dark green with dark green leaves on white or pink body.

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Bambi (Pink Airbrushed Fawn) Date of cup: 1964 Note: Pink airbrushed fawn on ring-handle mug (a type of handle also produced by Homer Laughlin in its Fiesta line).

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Alexis Restaurant Date of plate: 1972 Notes: The proprietor of the Alexis Restaurant, located in Nob Hill, San Francisco, Calif., was Georgian immigrant Alexis K. Merab. Merab, of Napa, Calif., was born in August 1909. According to the Oakland Tribune, a $4,000 robbery occurred at the