Archive 1
Philadelphia Aviation Country Club
Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Philadelphia Aviation Country Club Date of plate: Unknown Notes: From the club's history page, "The Philadelphia Aviation Country Club was founded in March 1931 by a group of local residents all of whom were prominent in aviation circles. The original club house, which is still in
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Baltimore Steam Packet Company 3 -Old Bay Line
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Seaboard Air Line Railway Pattern: Old Bay Line Date of plate: 1928-1930 Notes: The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as Old Bay Line, was founded in 1840. It provided overnight steamship service on the Chesapeake Bay, including stops at Norfolk,
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Old Bay Line Anniversary – Baltimore Steam Packet Company
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Seaboard Air Line Railway Pattern: Old Bay Line Anniversary Date of plate: 1940 Notes: The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as Old Bay Line, was founded in 1840. It provided overnight steamship service on the Chesapeake Bay, including stops at
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Old Bay Line – Baltimore Steam Packet Company 3
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Seaboard Air Line Railway Pattern: Old Bay Line Date of plate: 1928-1930 Notes: The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as Old Bay Line, was founded in 1840. It provided overnight steamship service on the Chesapeake Bay, including stops at Norfolk,
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Baltimore Steam Packet Company 2
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Seaboard Air Line Railway Date of platter: 1912-1924 Notes: The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as Old Bay Line, was founded in 1840. It provided overnight steamship service on the Chesapeake Bay, including stops at Norfolk, Virginia and Baltimore,
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Baltimore Steam Packet Company – Old Bay Line Anniversary
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Baltimore Steam Packet Company, Seaboard Air Line Railway Pattern: Old Bay Line Anniversary Date of plate: 1940 Notes: The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as Old Bay Line, was founded in 1840. It provided overnight steamship service on the Chesapeake Bay, including stops at
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Baltimore Mail Line
Manufacturer: Diamond Match Co. User: Baltimore Mail Line Date of matchstand: 1933-1937 Notes: According to the Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives, the Baltimore Mail Line (Baltimore Mail Steamship Company) was primarily a mail service that also carried a limited number of passengers (passenger capacity was about 80 Tourist Class). They operated regular weekly
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Baltimore Lunch 2
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Baltimore Lunch Date of bowl: 1905-circa 1911 Notes: In 1897, Henry Leland Bowles borrowed $1,000 to start his first Bowles Lunch business in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1904, he expanded under the firm name of H.L. Bowles & Co. (Charles C. Gilbert parent company) in Detroit,
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Baltimore Lunch
Manufacturer: Unknown, likely Maddock Pottery Co. or Greenwood Pottery User: Baltimore Lunch Distributor: The Mellen & Hewes Co., Hartford, Conn. Date of pieces: late 1800s-circa 1925 Notes: In 1897, Henry Leland Bowles borrowed $1,000 to start his first Bowles Lunch business in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1904, he expanded under the
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