Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Sample Plate – Kerr Decal Date of plate: 1935   Notes: Nothing is known about this floral pattern other than what is shown on the backstamp: Kerr Decal 11 -M- 1-2-35. Paul C. Mattson was a designer for Carr China from 1934 to 1937. It is

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: U.S. Army 134th Field Artillery Regiment Date of examples: 1949   Notes: The 134th Field Artillery Regiment was organized July 6, 1839, in the Ohio Militia at Cleveland. For information on the unit's history of breaking up, expanding, reorganizing, redesignating and mustering, click here. The unit's

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Esquire Grill Date of platter: Likely mid-1930s – 1940s   Notes: The location of the Esquire Grill is not known. There are numerous places with this name in the West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana vicinity where Carr frequently sold its wares but so far no

Manufacturer: Caribe China, possibly additional manufacturer User: Wheeler's Restaurant, Wheeler's Lunch, Wheeler's Waffles, Wheeler's Drive-In Date of creamer: unknown; butter pat: 1958   Notes: Per a story in the June 9, 1930, issue of the Indianapolis Star celebrating the restaurant's sixth anniversary, what would become a chain of at least

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern/shape: Three Gulp Date of beer mug: 1930-46 Notes: Shown in James Strano's Jackson China book in a 1914-30-era catalog, this tri-bulbous-shaped mug is listed under Beer Mugs (shown above), as 203 B-399 15 oz Three Gulp, Ang. Hld. Under the book's heading of mugs, the Three

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Accent Date range of pieces shown: 1958-62   Notes: Variously described as: grass, seaweed or windswept, for example, this pattern with intersecting flowing, leaf-like forms against straight lines was identified through a binder of underglazed Syracuse patterns (see above). The editor assumed that the pattern

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: V's Cafe, Corsicana, Texas Date(s): 1956, 1959   Notes: This plate has been one of those enduring mysteries whose ID has led to numerous dead ends. By chance, a closed auction has been found that included cups with a handprinted note (photo above) that said, "3

Manufacturer: McNicol China Company User: Marty's Lobster House Distributor: I. M. Seney Company – Baltimore Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: Marty's Lobster House was located at 33rd and Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was opened by Constantine Marty in 1945. According to a legal notice published in

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Owl Club Casino & Restaurant Date of cup: 1979   Notes: The Owl Club Casino & Restaurant is located at 72 East Front Street in Battle Mountain, Nevada. According to a 2020 article in OnlyInYourState.com, "this iconic Nevada restaurant has been a staple in its community