Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Dolly Varden – Underglaze Print Pattern #7025 Date of platter: circa 1940s – 1952   Notes: We're not sure where Dolly Varden got its name, but it is one of the harder-to-find Carr named/numbered patterns. On genealogy.com, there is mention in 1912 of someone's birth in

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Mt. McKinley Park Hotel  Pattern name: McKinley Distributor for platter and sugar: Greene-Winkler Co. – Seattle, Portland Date of platter and sugar bowl: circa 1920s Date of plate: 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "On March 12, 1914, the U.S. Congress agreed to fund

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Alaska Railroad  Pattern name: McKinley Distributor for platter and sugar: Greene-Winkler Co. – Seattle, Portland Date of platter and sugar bowl: circa 1920s Date of plate: 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "On March 12, 1914, the U.S. Congress agreed to fund construction and

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Prudential Insurance Company Date of pitcher: 1950   From Wikipedia: "Started in Newark, New Jersey, in 1875, Prudential was originally called The Widows and Orphans Friendly Society, then the Prudential Friendly Society. It was founded by John F. Dryden, who later became a U.S. Senator. In

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: The Tavern – Troy, New York Date of platter: 1930s – early 1940s   Notes: The Tavern was located at 211 Broadway in Troy, New York. It occupied roughly 1,500 square feet of a much larger building.  According to a 2014 article in the Troy Record,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Bristol  Date of plate: circa 1940s – 1952   Notes: Underglaze Print Pattern: 6053 Contributors: Contents: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Harrods Pattern: Virginia Date of platter: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: Shown on the Virginia pattern on a Glo-Tan base, this Harrods topmark is in no way related to the London department store, and the most likely location for it is in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Harding's Distributor: The Stearnes Company – Chicago Date of mug: Unknown   Notes: After serving as the proprietor of the Planters Hotel – Chicago, Illinois, from 1912-1922, John P. Harding began a chain of grill rooms and sandwich shops in the early 1920s under his

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Green Lane Fire Company Distributor: Fisher, Bruce & Co. – Philadelphia Date of plate: circa 1920 – 1940s   Notes: Green Lane Fire Company has been located in Green Lane, Penn., since 1920, and as the website shows, it has a banquet hall for rent