Manufacturer: Scammell's Trenton China User: Golden Bear Cafe Date of grill plate:  circa 1925 – circa 1929   Notes: From Wikipedia "The Golden Bear started as The Golden Lion Cafe at 226 Main Street in Huntington Beach and was founded by Harry Bakre in 1923. The name was changed to

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Joy Yoeng Distributor: L. Barth & Sons – New York Date of plate: circa 1920s – pre-1926   Notes: The Joy Yoeng restaurant opened at 711 Seventh Avenue in New York City on June 17, 1919. According to a column, called "At the Cabarets," in the

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Compton's Restaurant Date of mug: 1922   Notes: Compton's was a chain of restaurants that opened in the early 20th century in San Francisco and Oakland, California. By 1931, according to an ad in The San Francisco Examiner, it had converted most of its operations to

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers User: The Subway at Birmingham Terminal Station Date of demi cup: 1906   Notes: Apparently The Subway was one of the restaurants located within the Birmingham Terminal Station as shown in the ads above from the March 7, 1907 issue of The Birmingham News. From Wikipedia "Six

Manufacturer: Shenango China Pattern: Penzance * Date of examples: 1920s – early 1950s (bowl); 1930s – 1948 (decal on plate)   Notes: * It has come to the attention of RWCN members that "Penzance" is not the name issued by Shenango for this pattern. That name, if anything other than

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers – Germany User: The Tea Cosy Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: The Tea Cosy restaurant was located at #56 Front Street in Hamilton, Bermuda. It is not known when it opened or closed, but in 1962, Elliott Kanbar in The Caribbean on Five and Ten Dollars

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Jefferson Hotel Distributor: St. Louis Glass & Queensware Co. Date of plate: circa 1904-1911   Notes: The Jefferson Hotel opened April 29, 1904, in St. Louis, Missouri. According to "St. Louis: 1875-1940," by Joan M. Thomas, the hotel was "promoted as the 'New Hotel Jefferson – The

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Carder's Restaurant Date of plate: 1939-1948   Notes: This design with its bold black and bright green and silhouette of a woman in flapper hat was first used at Julia King's Tea Rooms and Candies with three locations in Chicago. After her death, the business was

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Julia King's Tea Rooms and Candies Date of bowl: circa 1930s-1948   Notes: Julia King Perkins opened her Tea Rooms and Candies establishments in Chicago, Illinois, most likely in the early 1920's. In all, she had three locations: 118 N. Dearborn Street, 111 South Clark Street,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern name: Brittany Cottage – P-87 A and B Date of cup: circa 1933-1940s   Notes: From the pages of a Syracuse China pattern book contributed by Larry Paul dated March 3, 1933 and shown above, we know that this pattern was designed to be used on

Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Delta Kappa Epsilon Date of plate: 1948   Notes: From Wikipedia:  "Delta Kappa Epsilon (ΔΚΕ), commonly known as DKE – or – Deke, is one of the oldest fraternities in the United States, currently with fifty-six active chapters across North America. It was founded [in room

Manufacturers: Jackson China and Mayer China (photo not available) User: Famous Bungalow Hamburger System Date of  cup: circa 1924-1937   Notes: The Famous Bungalow Hamburger System was incorporated in 1924, in Kansas City, Missouri. During its existence the company had at least 12 locations in Kansas City that were open

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Little Harbor Club Date of plate: 1995   Notes: The Little Harbor Club was established in 1930 on picturesque Little Traverse Bay in the northern, lower peninsula of Michigan in Harbor Springs. The club (2021) has approximately 500 members, with clubhouse that includes a main dining

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Kolonial Kitchen Date of plate: circa 1959   Notes: Wally Adams Kolonial Kitchen was located on North Broadway in Chicago, Illinois. It is not known when it opened or closed, but a 16-page menu dated 1959 gives an in depth picture of the restaurant's theme. The

Manufacturer: Unknown – Germany User: Great Northern Railway Pattern Name: Hill Distributer: Burley & Company – Chicago Date of celery dish: circa 1891-1907   Notes: From Wikipedia, "The Great Northern Railway … was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation

Manufacturer: Unknown – Germany User: Great Northern Railway Pattern Name: Hill Distributer: Burley & Company – Chicago Date of celery dish: circa 1891-1907   Notes: From Wikipedia, "The Great Northern Railway … was an American Class I railroad. Running from Saint Paul, Minnesota, to Seattle, Washington, it was the creation

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Nature Studies/Nature Study/N.S. Nos. 1-40 Date of service plates: 1927 – 1950s The Syracuse China Nature Studies service plates (also referred to as the Nature Study series and simply N.S. and NS in the Syracuse catalog) feature hand-painted poppies, water lilies, other flowers and birds as

Manufacturer: Caribe China User: Marco Polo Resort Hotel Date of service plate: circa 1967-1977     Notes: In 1967, Bennett Lifter, a real estate entrepreneur, built the Marco Polo Resort Hotel in Sunny Isles, Florida, on a stretch of north Collins Avenue that was known as Miami's "Motel Row." The hotel

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Granger's Date of plate: circa 1939-1954   Notes: Granger's, a seafood restaurant whose slogan was "Fish That's Different,"  was started around 1908 by Adinell Houston Granger in Sabine Pass, Texas, at the intersection of State Highway 87 and Farm-to-Market Road 3322. The restaurant was known for

Manufacturer: Greenwood Pottery User: Langley's Distributor: E.L. Weiscopf – Boston Date of plate: circa 1910-1933   Notes: Langley's restaurant had two locations in Portland, Maine, the original Langley's at 599 Congress Street that most likely opened in the early 1920s and a second location at 630 Congress Street that opened

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Athenian – Nile Club Date of soup plate: August 1969   Notes: The Athenian Club, organized in 1883, was Oakland, California's, premier gentleman's social club and in 1915 merged with Oakland's Nile Club, which had been organized in 1896. After the merger, with a membership slightly

Manufacturer: T & R Boote, England User: Boston City Hospital Pattern: Campania Date of butter pat: circa 1890-1906   Notes: Per the Wikipedia, Boston City Hospital opened in 1864 to serve primarily indigent patients and in 1996 merged with Boston University Medical Center to become Boston Medical Center. The Campania

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Daughters of America Date of cup: Circa 1925-1930   Notes: From the Wikipedia, "The Daughters of America is an American secret society, Nativist organization dating from the late-19th century. It was founded in 1891 as an auxiliary of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Since

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: The Royal Tailors Chicago-New York Distributor: Albert Pick & Company Date of bowl: 1901-1926 Notes: A company that obviously did not shy away from advertising and self-promotion as shown by the photos above of a logoed lighted sign, discount coin and sample book, The Royal Tailors,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway for dining car service of the George Washington train Name of pattern: George Washington-Service Date of plate: circa 1932-1950's   Notes: From Wikipedia: "When the George Washington was inaugurated as C&O's top-notch train on April 30, 1932, it was one of only

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Chesapeake & Ohio Railway for dining car service of the George Washington train Name of pattern: George Washington-Service Date of plate: circa 1932-1950's   Notes: From Wikipedia: "When the George Washington was inaugurated as C&O's top-notch train on April 30, 1932, it was one of only

Manufacturer: Bauscher Brothers – Bavaria, Germany User: Poinsett Hotel Distributor: Belk Simpson Date of plate: circa 1949-present     Notes: From Wikipedia, "The Poinsett Hotel … is a twelve-story, landmark hotel in downtown Greenville, South Carolina. It was one of the first skyscrapers in Greenville. It was named for Joel

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Seattle Yacht Club Distributor: Greene-Winkler, Seattle, Wash. Date of plate: 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: From the Seattle Yacht Club's History page in 2021, "From its shabby beginning at a rickety boathouse dock, Seattle Yacht Club has prevailed over the rough seas of wars and

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Canton Restaurant Distributor: James M. Shaw & Co. – New York Date of teapot: circa 1928 (possibly as early as 1907) – 1936   Notes: It is not known when the Canton Restaurant opened or closed, but that it was located at 212 Mulberry Street in Newark,

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Queen's Hotel Date of cups: circa 1907-1920   Notes: The Queen's Hotel was opened in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada, in 1884, and served, according to MuskokaRegion.com, "as a rest stop for weary travelers headed north, wealthy businessmen and lone travelers who didn't like to be asked questions." After