Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Philippi, W.V., The Old Covered Bridge Date of plate: circa 1951-52   Notes: This plate, Carr's last commemorative design, honored the Old Covered Bridge in Philippi, W.V., south of Grafton. In looking at the backstamp for the plate, the monogram GWS is apparent in the dingbat

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Peggy Stewart Tea Room Date of pitcher: Unknown   Notes: This creamer was most likely ordered for the Peggy Stewart Tea Room, located at 17 West Saratoga Street in Baltimore. From a 1926 Goucher College yearbook, we find that the restaurant offered "breakfast, luncheon, dinner, afternoon

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Patrons of Husbandry – the Grange Date of cup: 1949   Notes: Complete name: The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. From the wikipedia: "… fraternal organization for American farmers that encourages farm families to band together for their common economic and political

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Patrons of Husbandry – the Grange Date of sugar bowl: circa 1920s-1930s   Notes: Complete name: The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. From the wikipedia: "… fraternal organization for American farmers that encourages farm families to band together for their common economic

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Palms Restaurant Date of platter: Unknown   Notes: No ID on this Palms Restaurant platter yet. With the H & R Supply Co. of Atlanta distributor, we're guessing the southeast. There are possibilities in Charleston, S.C., Greensboro, N.C., Ridgeland, S.C., and Claxton, Georgia (Palms Tourist

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Outside Inn Date of sugar bowl: Unknown   Notes: We have no idea where the Outside Inn was located, but based on searches think it was probably a restaurant or candy shop, rather than a hotel. One strong possibility is the Outside Inn in Albany, N.Y.,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Date of saucer: 1951   Notes: From the Wikipedia: "Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Order of the Eastern Star Date of examples: 1946-1947   Notes: From the Wikipedia: "The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic appendant body open to both men and women. It was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator Rob Morris, a noted Freemason, but

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: New York Yacht Club / Arthur Meeker Date of saucer: 1920   Notes: This banquet-weight saucer bears the burgee of the New York Yacht Club, on the left, and on the right, the flag of Armour & Co. meatpacking vice president and millionaire Arthur Meeker of