Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Underglaze Print Pattern #6031 Date of examples: Circa 1930s   Notes: This pattern's number was found in a Carr catalog, but its name was not known. It is shown in brown on the Bowles Lunch mug and in green on West Point's Cadet Mess butter

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Shore Inn – Vermillion, Ohio Distributor: Geo. H. Bowman Company – Cleveland Date of platter: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: According to a May 1920 article in the Sandusky Register: "Shore Inn is three miles west of Vermillion with the Cleveland and Sandusky Boulevard on

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern name: Homespun Date of samples: 1963 – circa 1973   Notes: Homespun is identified by its sample labels, still affixed to the china, and as noted on Jackson's Elmira style shape (cup) and Vernon shape (saucer). The bold border design in deep cobalt or navy blue

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Cafe Raven – Huntsville, Texas Date of examples: circa 1930s – 1940s   These pieces of tan-bodied ware from the Cafe Raven in Huntsville, Tex., were distributed by Southern Hotel Supply Co., in Houston, Tex., and were made circa 1930s-40s. The restaurant was open from

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Syracuse University Date of examples: circa 1960 – 1964   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870, with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Located

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Richmond Public Schools – Richmond, Virginia Date of plate: 1936   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Richmond did not have public schools during much of the 19th century, only private institutions funded by user fees or charities. From 1906 until 1962, the city of Richmond segregated its

Manufacturers: Mayer China, Sterling China, Homer Laughlin User: Christiana Campbell's Tavern – Colonial Williamsburg, Virgina Date of examples: circa 1970s – 1980s   Notes: A replica of Christiana Campbell's Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia, was built by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and opened on April 16, 1956. The Tavern is still

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Horn & Hardart Co., Philadelphia, New York City Date of butter pat: Unknown   Notes: The first Horn and Hardart Automat opened June 12, 1902, at 818 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, PA. The first Automat in New York City opened 10 years later at 1557 Broadway, Times Square,

Manufacturer: Iroquois China User: Sample Plate Date of plate: circa 1917 – 1940s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Iroquois China Company was founded in 1905 in Solvay, New York, located on the western border of Syracuse near the southern shores of Onondaga Lake. It operated in Syracuse until closing. Although some