Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Uneva Lake Resort Date of plate: circa 1920s   Notes: Uneva Lake in Colorado is located in the heart of the Rocky Mountains near to the town of Frisco. An article in The Herald Democrat of Leadville, Colorado, dated March 30, 1901, has a headline of

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Reading Hospital Pattern name (oval bowl): Mistic Date of examples: circa 1926   Notes: From Wikipedia: "In November 1867, physicians with the Reading [Pennsylvania] Medical Association and 16 local business leaders developed plans for the area's first hospital. The Reading Dispensary opened in downtown Reading on

Manufacturer: Iroquois China User: The Dolphin Hotel Date of example: circa 1917 – 1940s   Notes: The Dolphin Hotel was built in the last half of 1923 at the southeast corner of N.E. First Avenue and Tenth Street in Miami, by R. Earl Smith, a Miami businessman. The architect was

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Henry's, Charleston, South Carolina Name of pattern: Patent Des. 62,090 Date of platter: Circa 1932-1954   Notes: In 1932, Henry Hasselmeyer opened his Henry's on the Market restaurant at 54 Market Street in Charleston. Henry's specialized in local seafood. After Hasselmeyer died in the mid-1970s, his daughter inherited

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Oregon Inn, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Pattern name: Pink Willow border Date of plate: Circa 1947-1954   Notes: Located at 3404 W. North Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the first ad found for the Oregon Inn, a Chinese-American restaurant, ran in the Oct. 10, 1947, issue of the Wisconsin

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Sample Plate – M145 – 6 Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1937   Notes: Nothing is known about this pattern other than what is shown on the backstamp: Standard Sample M145 – 6 Although this plate does not have the handwritten "M" that appears on

Manufacturer:  Scammell China Co. User: Haversham Inn, Westerly, Rhode Island Date of examples: Circa 1924-1954   Notes: What is now the Haversham Inn was built around 1870 by Capt. William Sidney Gavitt and was first used as a boarding house named Ocean View House. The dining room seated about 30 guests.

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Carson Pirie Scott Date of plate: 1947   The Carson Pirie Scott & Co. department store was founded in Chicago in 1854 by Samuel Carson and John Pirie. It eventually grew into a chain with 50 locations and was also known as Carson's. Their flagship Chicago

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Mead's Pattern: Underglaze Print Pattern #6003 Distributor: The Stearnes Co. – Chicago Date of platter: circa 1920s   Notes: Handsome platter with italic Mead's with a swash has a mystery user. The border pattern is Carr's Underglaze Print Pattern #6003. For additional info: Carr Print Pattern: