Manufacturer: Heath China – England User: Husky House Restaurants – Canada Distributor: Russell Food Equipment Ltd Date of mug: 1981   Notes: Husky House Restaurants is a chain of – as of 2023 – more than 30 restaurants in Canada, offering, according to its website, "home-style cooking, friendly service and

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Herbie K's Restaurant – Alexandria, Louisiana Date of sample plate: 1958 Date of demi-cup: 1957 Notes: Herbie K's Restaurant was opened in 1942 by Lucille and Herbie Smith. It was originally located in "Mike Mule's area" in Alexandria, Louisiana, and later moved to a new location

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Red White & Blue Restaurant – Portsmouth, Virginia Date of bowl: circa 1923 – 1946   The Red White & Blue Restaurant was located at 203 High Street in Portsmouth, Virginia.  When it opened and closed is not known; however, based on snippets found on Google,

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons Ltd – England User: Royal Muskoka Hotel – Ontario, Canada Distributor: T. Eaton Co. – Canada Date of examples: circa 1901 – 1940s   Notes: From Wikipedia: " The Royal Muskoka Hotel was a luxury summer resort hotel on Lake Rosseau in Ontario's Muskoka region that

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Windsor Hall – Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Date of creamer: circa early 1900s   Notes: Windsor Hall was a hotel located in Fredericton, the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. From a 1905, Pocket Guide to the Principal Hotels in the various Canadian maritime provinces,

Manufacturer: Fraunfelter China User: Hotel Buckminster – Spanish Room – Boston Distributer: Lynde Sanger & Co. – Boston Date of service plate: circa 1924 – 1939   Notes: According to Wikipedia: "Hotel Buckminster [which was] briefly Hotel St. George, was a historic hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. It was located on

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Les Chandelles Restaurant Date of examples: circa 1967 – 1970   Notes: Les Chandelles was a restaurant located at 6000 North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was only open for roughly seven years – 1967 to 1974. White body china with a narrow black

Manufacturer: Black Knight, Hutschenreuther China – Germany User: Poodle Dog Grill at Hotel Peabody – Memphis, Tennessee Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. Date of footed bowl: 1927   Notes: Located at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., the Poodle Dog Grill was by day one of two popular lunch spots

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 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: 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

Manufacturer: Walker China User: Fred's Barbeque Restaurants – Dallas Date of platter: 1956   Notes: Fred's Barbeque was a chain of barbeque restaurants in the Dallas, Texas, area during the 1950s. With at least eight locations, they specialized in "Family Style" dinners that featured "heaping portions of a variety of

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Overglaze Pattern Series #58204 – #58209 Date of cup: 1937 Use of pattern: pre-1920   This pattern is one of a number of designs with similar lines and grouping of three ornaments found in a binder of Syracuse overglazed patterns. This one, however, is described

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Overglaze Pattern #58204 User: Hotel Del Monte Date of cup: 1937   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.

Manufacturers: Globe Pottery and Olympic Hotelware – England User: Muirheads – Canada Distributor for creamer: The Robert Simpson Co. – Toronto Date of soup plate: circa 1934 – 1957 Date of creamer: unknown   Notes: From a Feb. 15, 2021, article in the Toronto Old News website, it appears that

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Spink Wawasee Hotel – Indiana Date of platter: circa 1926 – 1930s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Lake Wawasee, formerly Turkey Lake, is a natural lake southeast of Syracuse in Kosciusko County, Indiana, and is the largest natural lake wholly contained within Indiana. The lake is named for

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Nurses Home Date of examples (only one backstamp shown): 1920-23   Notes: We have been unable to find a definitive ID for this topmark, but the seller of a large set bought them in Abbeville, S.C., which is 13 miles away from the former Nurses Home

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Deep Sea Gardens Date of service plate: circa 1927 – 1950s   Notes: Harry G. Aitken was a young designer working in Trenton, N.J., when he was hired by Syracuse China in 1904 to be the head of their decorating department. He streamlined the color system

Manufacturer: Maddock – England User: RMS Queen Mary – Kosher Service – Cunard Steamship Company Date of plate: 1966   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The RMS Queen Mary is a retired British ocean liner that sailed primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard-White Star Line.

Manufacturer: Crane China Corporation – Puerto Rico User: Advertising plate Date of plate: May 1949   Notes: When Iroquois China's plant in Syracuse, New York, went into receivership in the late 1930s, Earl Crane acquired it from a New York bank in 1939. Eight years later, in 1947, he opened

Manufacturer: Maddock & Sons – England User: Key Route Inn – Oakland, California Pattern: Althea Distributor: Han Dohrman Company – San Francisco Date of plate: circa 1907 – 1930   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The Key Route Inn was a major hotel in Oakland, California in the early decades of the

Manufacturer: Maddock – England User: Hudson Navigation Company Date of pitcher: circa 1904 – 1911   Notes:  From Wikipedia: "Charles W. Morse was an American businessman and speculator who committed frauds and engaged in corrupt business practices. His attempt to manipulate the price of copper-shares set off a wave of

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: L. Barth & Sons User: Hudson Navigation Company Date of platter: circa 1904 – 1911   Notes:  From Wikipedia: "Charles W. Morse was an American businessman and speculator who committed frauds and engaged in corrupt business practices. His attempt to manipulate the price of copper-shares set

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: California Club – Los Angles, California Date of ice cream shell: September 1920 Date of sauce boat: June 1982   Notes: The California Club, located at 538 South Fowler Street in Los Angeles, is an invitation-only private club that was incorporated on Dec. 24, 1888. According