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Alcyone
Manufacturer: Unknown User: Alcyone Date of egg cup: circa 1915 – 1925 Notes: The user of this pattern has not been confirmed and could have been a hotel, restaurant, steamship, private yacht (named Alcyone) or even a boathouse. However, it is believed to have been used at the Alcyone Boat
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Alcoa
Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Alcoa Cavalier User: Alcoa Steamship Company Date of egg cup: 1951 Notes: The pattern on this egg cup was used by the Alcoa Steamship Company. This company was established in 1940 and offered cruises through the Caribbean and South America. As of 2010, the company focuses
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Balsams 2
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. User: The Balsams Date of creamer: 1890s-1911     Notes: The Balsams, located in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire encompasses 15,000 acres in the White Mountains. This resort was built in 1866 and initially was called the Dix House. It was purchased 30 years later by Henry
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Balsams
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Balsams Date of service plate: 1975     Notes: The Balsams, located in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire encompasses 15,000 acres in the White Mountains. This resort was built in 1866 and initially was called the Dix House. It was purchased 30 years later by Henry
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Bally's Grand
Manufacturer: Bauscher China, Bavaria Germany User: Bally's Grand Date of plate: 1987     Notes: Bally's Casino was built on the site of the former Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Phase I opened in 1979 as Bally's Park Place Casino-Hotel. The former Hotel Dennis was used as the
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Baldpate Inn
Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Baldpate Inn Date of covered sugar: 1937     Notes: Named after the mystery novel, Seven Keys to Baldpate by Earl Derr Biggers, and open seasonally because of its elevation, the Baldpate Inn of Estes Park, Colorado was built in 1917 by Ethyl and Gordon Mace.
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Baker's Oven
Manufacturer: Steelite International User: The Baker's Oven Date of creamer: 1983 or later     Notes: Bakers Oven was a British bakery chain. In May 1994, it was acquired by Greggs, and by December 2008, all remaining Bakers Oven shops had been renamed Greggs. For additional information: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakers_Oven White body
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Baker's Dozen
Manufacturer: Ultima China User: Baker's Dozen Date of mug: 1979-present     Notes: Founded in 1977 by Peter and Ted Paraskakis, the Baker's Dozen Donut Company is a chain of Canadian pastry shops based in Mississauga, Ontario. By 1993, there were more than 100 chain-owned and franchised Baker's Dozen shops
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Baker's Chocolate
Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Baker's Chocolate Date of cup and saucer: 1930s-1946 Notes: Jac-Tan body topmarked with a profile image of a Colonial or Puritan woman wearing a bonnet and apron, carrying a full serving tray with the word Baker's underneath. Photos contributed by teabear
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