Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Baltimore Hotel Distributor: Albert Pick & Co., Chicago Date of plate: 1890s-circa 1911 Notes: The Baltimore Hotel was located between 11th and 12th Streets and Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City, Mo. Originally designed by Louis Curtis and built by Bernard Corrigan, The Baltimore opened in

Manufacturer: W.H. Grindley, England User: Baltimore Dairy Lunch Pattern: Baltimore Date of pieces shown: 1920s-early 1940s Notes: James Arthur Whitcomb founded the Baltimore Dairy Lunch in the 1880s, and by 1921, there were 104 locations in different cities. J.A. Whitcomb also patented the one-arm chair used in his quick lunches

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Baltimore Country Club Date of cup: 1973-1985     Notes: Baltimore Country Club is a private club, originally founded on Jan. 12, 1898 in Baltimore, Maryland. It currently has two locations: the first at Roland Park – damaged twice by fire early in its history –

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Pattern: Royal Blue Date of plate: December 1907 Notes: A stock pattern that was customized with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B.& O.R.R.) backstamp, this china was used on The Royal Blue, which was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's flagship passenger train

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Pattern: Royal Blue Date of plate: December 1907 Notes: A stock pattern that was customized with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B.& O.R.R.) backstamp, this china was used on The Royal Blue, which was the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's flagship passenger train

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern: Baltic Date of platter: 1912-1920s     Notes: Blue-aqua acanthus leaf and vine scroll border on a white body. ID and platter photos contributed by matthanne1 Alternate backstamp photo contributed by Babcock

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Alexian Brothers Hospital Date of plate: 1928 – circa 1930 Notes: The Alexian Brothers ministry began in the Middle Ages in Europe. They chose St. Alexius — a fifth-century saint who was devoted to the poor and sick — as the patron of their first chapel.

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: Alexian Brothers Hospital Distributor: Albert Pick & Co., Chicago Date of creamer: 1890s – circa 1911 Notes: The Alexian Brothers ministry began in the Middle Ages in Europe. They chose St. Alexius – a fifth-century saint who was devoted to the poor and sick –

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Alex Johnson Hotel Distributor: The Stearnes Co., Chicago Date of examples: Circa 1928   Notes: Hotel website. The 190-room hotel at 523 6th Street in Rapid City, S.D., opened in 1928. It was named for railroad executive Alex Johnson, who may have had a financial interest