Manufacturers: Maddock Pottery and Buffalo China User: Shelburne Hotel – Atlantic City, New Jersey Distributor for Maddock Pottery: John Wanamaker Date of examples: circa 1900 – 1920s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The Shelburne Hotel was a resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, located at Michigan Avenue and the Boardwalk. Built

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Shankweiler's Hotels – Allentown and Fogelsville, Pennsylvania Date of bowl: circa 1930s – early 1950s   Notes: In 1905, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson F. Shankweiler entered the hotel and restaurant business in Parryville, Pennsylvania. In 1926, they built Shankweiler's Hotel in Orefield, on route 29, north

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Shankweiler's Hotels – Allentown and Fogelsville, Pennsylvania Date of examples: circa 1958 – 1966   Notes: In 1905, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson F. Shankweiler entered the hotel and restaurant business in Parryville, Pennsylvania. In 1926, they built Shankweiler's Hotel in Orefield, on route 29, north of

Manufacturers: Scammell China, Shenango China, and McNicol China User: Shankweiler's Hotels – Allentown and Fogelsville, Pennsylvania Date of examples: circa 1926 – 1950s   Notes: In 1905, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson F. Shankweiler entered the hotel and restaurant business in Parryville, Pennsylvania. In 1926, they built Shankweiler's Hotel in Orefield,

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Gladstone Apartment Hotel – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Distributor: John Wanamaker Date of platter: circa 1890 – 1924   Notes: The ten-story Gladstone, on the corner of 11th & Pine Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened in 1890. It had a combination of long-term apartments and short-stay hotel rooms.

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: August Kissner Distributor: Krenning Westerman China Company Date of examples: circa 1930s – 1940s   Notes: August J. Kissner was born September 20, 1875. His career in the tavern business from the 1900s to the 1930s resulted in various scrapes with the law ranging from unlawful

Manufacturers: Syracuse, Carr, Walker User: Shaker Heights Country Club Pattern names: Syracuse: Denmark Syracuse: Mayfair Carr: Grafton Walker: Unknown Date of plates: Syracuse: Denmark, 1917 Syracuse: Mayfair, 1951 Carr: Circa 1920s-1930s Walker: 1960   Notes: Located in Shaker Heights, Ohio, since 1913, according to the club's website, Shaker Heights Country

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Hotel Seminole – Jacksonville, Florida Date of examples: circa 1930 – 1967   Notes: The Hotel Seminole, on the corner of Hogan and Forsyth Streets in Jacksonville, Florida, opened January 1, 191o. It was ten-stories high, with 250 rooms and 175 baths. It had three cafes,

Manufacturer: Unknown German Pottery User: Hotel Seminole – Jacksonville, Florida Distributor: Burley & Company Date of match holder: circa 1914   Notes: The Hotel Seminole, on the corner of Hogan and Forsyth Streets in Jacksonville, Florida, opened January 1, 191o. It was ten-stories high, with 250 rooms and 175 baths.