Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Broadway Central Hotel Coffee Shop – Oklahoma City Distributor: T.M. James & Sons Date of plate: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: This plate was used at the coffee shop in Oklahoma City's Broadway Central Hotel, managed by B. M. Kahn. The hotel was located

Manufacturer: Homer Laughlin User: Safeway, Inc. Date of examples: circa 1967 – 1968   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Safeway, Inc. is an American supermarket chain founded by Marion Barton Skaggs in April 1915 in American Falls, Idaho. The chain provides grocery items, food and general merchandise and features a variety of

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern: Alaskan Date of plate: circa 1946 – 1965   Notes: White body plate airbrushed in gray with a couple of mountain peaks in the background and two evergreen trees in the foreground. The tree on the left is airbrushed in dark green and the tree on

Manufacturer: Shenango China Pattern: Winchester Date of platter: 1979   Notes: White body platter with a green ornate crosshatched border around the rim that undulates, forming white cavities that contain a drawing of fruits and vegetables with leaves, all in green. The platter's style is Shenango's Epicure. Contributors: ID: Rodric

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Ed's Café Date of examples: circa 1946 – 1972   Notes: Ed's Cafe was opened in 1926 in Coloma, Michigan – near Paw Paw Lake – by Edward Vollrath and his wife Mayme. In 1952, his son (also Edward, shown below) purchased the café from his

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Billiken Shoes Distributor: W.M. Ford Company – St. Louis Date of plate: circa 1916 – 1949   Notes: Billiken Shoes – or Billikens – was a brand of children's shoes made by McElroy-Sloan Shoe Company in St. Louis, Missouri. The company started in 1910. The ads

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Atlantic Lunch Distributor: E. B. Adams Company Date of bowl: circa 1920s – 1952   Notes: The Atlantic Lunch was located on the first floor of the Atlantic Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. and was opened early in the 20th century. What is amazing is how

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Asbury (unknown customer) Date of plate: 1948   Notes: An unknown customer, one possibility is that this plate was made for an Asbury church. There are several in West Virginia, and Asbury is a common name for Methodist churches. Francis Asbury was one of the

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Arthurdale Inn – Arthurdale, W.V. Distributor: A.C. Hoskins, Morgantown, W.V. Date of examples: circa 1940s   Notes: The Arthurdale Inn was built in 1936-38 on the southeast side of WV 92, opposite the Arthurdale, W.V., town center. The inn still stands (as of 2023), though it now