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 Exposition Date of plate: 1909   Notes: This service plate is from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition – the World's Fair that was held in Seattle, Washington, in 1909. The fair celebrated and publicized the development of the Pacific Northwest, which included at that time

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.

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: The Ahwahnee Date of plate: 1929 – early 1940s   Notes: Exclusive pattern for the 115-room Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, Calif., that opened on July 14, 1927. This pattern was also made by Sterling China and other manufacturers. Ivory body with black and rust Southwestern

Manufacturer: Yugokeramik (Jugokeramik), Yugoslavia User: JP Aerodrom Beograd – Belgrade Airport Date of cups: pre-2000   Notes: The Belgrade Airport history dates back to 1910, when the flying field of Banjica (a Belgrade suburb) was the first airport location. From 1910 to 1944, the Belgrade Airport changed locations four times

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Aero Club of Oregon Date of cup: 1951   Notes: From Vintage Portland, the Aero Club was first organized as a private club organized "exclusively for pilots and aeronautics buffs" who were financially able to join. The club's building was constructed in 1920 at SW Park