Manufacturer: Scammell China Name of user: Maldaner's Restaurant, Springfield, Illinois Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. Date of example: circa 1924   Notes: John Maldaner (1852-1924) moved to Springfield from Milwaukee with his widowed mother and three siblings in 1866. He was 14, but got a job in a confectionery store where he

Manufacturers: Maddock Pottery, McNicol China, Walker China Distributor (Maddock): Albert Pick & Co. Name of users: Little Bohemia, 1722 S. Loomis St., Chicago, Illinois Little Bohemia Lodge, Manitowish, Wisconsin Date of examples:  1919 to 1964   Notes: The Little Bohemia restaurant at 18th and Loomis streets in Chicago had a long

Manufacturer: Scammell China Name of user: Matador Room, Stockyard Inn, Chicago Distributor: American China & Glassware Co., Chicago Date of example: 1953   Notes: The original Stockyard Inn was built in 1912 to replace an earlier hotel on the site that had been destroyed by fire The new inn was also destroyed by

Manufacturer: Iroquois China User: Dimmick Inn Date of examples: circa 1940s – early 1960s   Notes: The Dimmick Inn is located at 101 East Harford Street in Milford, Pennsylvania. It was built by Samuel Dimmick (1793 – 1867) and opened in 1828. The original building burned in 1854, and the

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Name of user: Louvre Restaurant, San Francisco, California Date of example: 1904-1906   Notes: The Louvre was in business as early as 1887 and located on the northwest corner of Powell and Eddy streets in San Francisco. In 1892, William Bogen and Jacob Amandus Wilkins were the proprietors, and they

Manufacturers: Maddock Pottery, Scammell China, Syracuse China, Buffalo Pottery Name of user: Locke-Ober, Winter Place, Boston, Massachusetts Distributors: Maddock Lamberton: French Mitchell Woodbury Co. Date of examples: Circa 1902 – 1980s   Notes: Louis Ober was born in 1837 in Alsace, France. In 1851, at age 14, he arrived in New

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Del Monte Pattern Name: Sorrento Date of plate: February 1930   From the Wikipedia:  "The Hotel Del Monte was a large resort hotel in Monterey, California, from its opening in 1880 until 1942. It was one of the finest luxury hotels in North America. During

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Hotel Del Monte Date of tray: Unknown   From the Wikipedia:  "The Hotel Del Monte was a large resort hotel in Monterey, California, from its opening in 1880 until 1942. It was one of the finest luxury hotels in North America. During World War II, it closed,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Fort Dearborn Hotel Distributor: Restaurant China Company – Chicago Date of platter: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The Fort Dearborn Hotel is a skyscraper and former hotel located at 401 S. Lasalle St. in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. The 17-story