Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Hallberg's, Seattle, Washington Distributor: Frederick & Nelson Date of platter: circa 1910 – 1915   Notes:  Swedish born Peter A. Hallberg arrived in Seattle as a sailor in 1888. He gave up the seafaring life for a job in the Union Bakery at 119 Pike Street, and

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Lydecker's Northwood Inn – Butler, New Jersey Date of plate: 1968   Notes: Abram A. "Abe" Lydecker bought the New Blue Moon Inn, located on Route 23 in Butler, N.J., and renamed it Lydecker's Northwood Inn. It opened on May 30, 1947, according to Paterson's The

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Abdallah Shriners Distributor: James China Co. – Kansas City Date of pitcher and oblong pickle: Unknown   Notes: From the Abdallah Shriners website: "Abdallah Shriners are a part of Shriners International.  This fraternity based on fun, fellowship and the Masonic principles of brotherly love, relief

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Crescent Company Café and Rathskeller Pattern name: Burton Date of examples: mid-1930s   Notes: The Crescent Café at 723 Fourteenth Street, N.W. in the District of Columbia opened in 1933. According to a notice in the April 21, 1934, edition of the Times-Herald (shown above): "The

Manufacturer: Unknown, likely Maddock Pottery Name of User: Greider's Cafe, Decatur, Illinois Distributor: Albert Pick & Co Date of example: early 1900s-1920s   Notes: Harvey D. Greider Sr. arrived in Decatur, Illinois, in 1890 and got a job in the Central Hotel. Around 1895, he left the hotel and went

Manufacturer: Scammell China Name of User: Greider's Cafe, Decatur, Illinois Name of pattern: Patent design, 61,099 Distributor: American China & Glassware Co. Date of example: circa 1925-1954   Notes: Harvey D. Greider Sr. arrived in Decatur, Illinois, in 1890 and got a job in the Central Hotel. Around 1895, he left

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Lockheed VC-121E – Columbine III Date of bowl: 1960   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Dwight David 'Ike' Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he

Manufacturers: Bauscher and Maddock Pottery Name of user: Green Mill Gardens, Chicago, Illinois Date of Maddock examples: Circa 1914 – 1920 Date of Bauscher examples: 1914   Notes: Around 1907, Charles E. "Pop" Morse opened a saloon in Chicago at the corner of Lawrence Ave. and Broadway. In 1909, it was

Manufacturer: Fraunfelter China User: Byrd Antarctic Expeditions Date of plates: circa 1928 – 1933   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as