Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Rip Van Winkle Motel and Steak House Cafe Distributor: Kalberer Hotel Supply Co. Date of plate: 1968 Notes: Located in Everett, Washington, the Rip Van Winkle Motel and Steak House was owned by George and Etta Van Winkle. According to an Aug. 6, 2002, story in

Manufacturer: Carr China User: White House Cafe, Greenwood, Mississippi Pattern name (of platter): Ellwood – Underglaze Print Pattern #7000 Distributor: H & R Supply Co., Atlanta, Georgia (Hotel and Restaurant Supply Co.) Date of bowl and platter: Circa 1927-1932   Notes: Like so many restaurants with popular names, there were myriad

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Higby Camp Date of platter: Unknown   Notes: Higby Camp was located on Big Moose Lake in New York's Adirondack Mountains. It was built in the 1880s by James H. Higby, who was a "guide and camp builder," according to "Big Moose Lake New York: in

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: John Pauley's Date of platter: Unknown   Notes: A note attached to this platter said that John Pauley's was located "on the Kan [sic] River, close to where you turn to Corridor G. Saw dust dance floor, very popular place." The postcard below seems to fix

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Elite Cafe Pattern name: Ellwood, Underglaze Print Pattern #7000 Distributor: H & R Supply Co. – Hotel and Restaurant Supply Co. – Atlanta, Georgia Date of examples: Unknown   Notes: Two matching examples of this pattern for Elite Cafe – with "Elite" in a script

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Pioneers of Alaska Pattern name: Laurel Date of examples: circa 1940s – 1950s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The Pioneers of Alaska is a fraternal organization that was founded in 1907 to preserve the early history of Alaska. "Originally restricted to white males who entered Alaska before

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Bowles Lunch Date of mug: Unknown   Notes: The Bowles Lunch chain began in 1897 in Springfield, Mass., and expanded across the United States and Canada. It was started by Henry Leland Bowles and was bought out in the 1930s, remaining in operation under the Bowles

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Gilmore's Steak House Date of creamer: 1954   Notes: Gilmore's Steak House, located at 148 East 48th Street in New York City, was known for the view from its dining room of its glass-enclosed kitchen, at which a scene was filmed for the 1949 movie, Murder

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: State of Georgia's New Georgia Railroad Date of plate: 1985   Notes: The New Georgia Railroad came into being when the State of Georgia purchased – and renovated – the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot in 1981 and then in 1985, the out-of-business Red Carpet Line excursion railroad,