Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Moby Dick's – Newport, Oregon Date of examples: 1966   Notes: Moby Dick's was a nightclub located at 448 Southwest Coast Highway (U.S. 101) in Newport, Oregon. It opened in 1960, and most likely closed sometime in 2020. A for sale notice was posted on a realtor's

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Name of Pattern: Mimbreño #91201 Date of examples: circa 1936 – 1970   Notes: Mimbreño is a china pattern designed by Mary Colter (photo at left) of the Fred Harvey Company in collaboration R. Guy Cowan of Syracuse China for use on the Santa Fe Railroad's Super

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Name of Pattern: Mimbreño Date of examples: circa 1936 – 1970   Notes: Mimbreño is a china pattern designed by Mary Colter (photo at left) of the Fred Harvey Company in collaboration R. Guy Cowan of Syracuse China for use on the Santa Fe Railroad's Super Chief

Manufacturer: Carr China User: The Monson Hotel – St. Augustine, Florida Date of bowl: 1936   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The original Monson hotel was established by Captain Anthony Vincent "Bossy" Monson and his wife Florence Young in the 1880s, not long before the opening of the Flagler hotels made the

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern Name: Squares – Underglaze #57901 Pattern Name: Squares – Overglaze #57908 Date of cup and saucer: 1909   Notes: As shown above from two binders of Syracuse patterns, this pattern is characterized by twin pin lines interjected with adjoining crosses with square open centers. Syracuse China

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Turtle Brand Teas and Coffees Pattern name: Squares – Overglazed Pattern #57908 Date of coffee cup and saucer: April 1909 Date of teacup and saucer: July 1909   Notes: Charles Leslie Purinton (1865-1954) was born in Portland, Maine, but settled in Massachusetts where he founded the

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Blimp Shrimp Distributor: Kalberer Hotel Supply Company – Seattle Date of examples: circa 1946 – 1959   Notes: As of this date, there is no definitive ID for Blimp Shrimp, except that, based on the distributor's location and unique name, it was most likely located in

Manufacturer: Knowles, Taylor & Knowles Co. – K T & K China – East Liverpool, Ohio Pattern name: Pittsburgh User: Pennsylvania Railroad Date of oval bowl: Circa 1899   Notes: This seldom-seen pattern was documented by Douglas McIntyre in his "Official Guide to Railroad Dining Car China," and is based

Manufacturer: Knowles, Taylor & Knowles Co. – K T & K China – East Liverpool, Ohio Pattern name: Pittsburgh User: Pennsylvania Railroad Date of oval bowl: Circa 1899   Notes: This seldom-seen pattern was documented by Douglas McIntyre in his "Official Guide to Railroad Dining Car China," and is based