Archive 1
White Pelican Hotel
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: Albert Pick User: White Pelican Hotel – Klamath Falls, Oregon Date of examples: circa 1911 – 1924     Notes: On December 2, 1911, the new four-story White Pelican Hotel, on the corner of Main and Esplande Streets in Klamath Falls,Oregon, opened. This $200,000 project by the
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Westbury, The
Manufacturers: Mayer China and Scammell China User: The Westbury – New York, New York Date of examples: circa 1930 – 1960s     Notes: The 18-story, 356-room Westbury, at 15East 68th Street in New York, opened in 1927. It is listed in the 1927 Hotel Red Book as "15 E.
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Wellington Hotel
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: The Wellington – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date of example: circa 1928 – 1944     Notes: The 15-story, 300-room Wellington, at 19th & Walnut Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened around 1925. Around 1943, it became a Sheraton hotel and was renamed The Sheraton Philadelphia. By 2020, it
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Wellesley Inn
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: Mitchell, Woodbury Co. User: The Wellesley Inn – Wellesley, Maine Date of examples: circa 1902 – 1924     Notes: In the fall of 1897, two Wellesley College graduates opened the Wellesley Tea Room on Washington Street. It became so popular that they needed larger quarters.  The
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Washington Hotel – Indianapolis
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: Hollweg & Reese User: Hotel Washington – Indianapolis, Indiana Date of examples: circa 1912 – 1924     Notes: The 16-story, 296-room Hotel Washington opened December 28, 1912. The address is 32 E. Washington Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. Some postcard views make it appear to be on
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Walton Hotel 3 – Jack Lynch Restaurant and Bar
Manufacturer: McNicol China User: Hotel Walton – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date of plate: circa 1936 – 1946   Notes: The Hotel Walton, on the southeast corner of Broad and Locust Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened February 12, 1896. The new ten-story hotel section incorporated the older nine-story Hotel Metropole that adjoined it.
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Walton Hotel 2
Manufacturer: McNicol China User: Hotel Walton – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date of plate: 1930   Notes: The Hotel Walton, on the southeast corner of Broad and Locust Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened February 12, 1896. The new ten-story hotel section incorporated the older nine-story Hotel Metropole that adjoined it. The Walton contained
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Walton Hotel
Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Hotel Walton – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date of compote: circa 1905 – 1924     Notes: The Hotel Walton, on the southeast corner of Broad and Locust Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened February 12, 1896. The new ten-story hotel section incorporated the older nine-story Hotel Metropole that adjoined it.
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Walt Whitman Hotel 2
Manufacturer: Scammell China User: The Walt Whitman Hotel – Camden, New Jersey Date of service plate:  circa 1928 – 1937   Notes: With the backing of the Camden Chamber of Commerce, 1,941 local citizens invested in the Camden Community Hotel Corporation. On September 17, 1924, ground was broken on the
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