Manufacturer: Mayer China
User: Bond Hotels
Date of service plate shown: 1962
 

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In 1918 the proprietor, Harry S. Bond added the 275-room Bond Annex at 354 Church Street; and shortly after that the 200-room Bondmore Hotel at 159 Allen Street.

The 5,000 sq.ft. Grand Ballroom on the top floor of the Bond Hotel with its 30-foot ceiling and huge Palladian windows that overlooked Hartford became the place to be.

The hotel closed in the early 1980s and sat for many years, although the Ballroom was still used for weddings and the such. The Ballroom was renovated in 2000 and reopened in Sept. 2001.

The rest of the hotel has been renovated and is a Homeward Suites run by Hilton Hartford Hotels in 2020.

In the photo above, the service plate was made by Mayer China in 1962. The design consists of dark or navy blue bunting or swags draped around the border with medallions of the same color. Syracuse China named this border pattern Adolphus and patented it on March 11, 1913. It is unknown if Mayer named it or merely copied it for the Bond Hotels. The detail shows the hand holding a sword and the crest with convoluted BH monogram with The Bond Hotels below in san serif blue font.

For related info:
Bond Hotels by Scammell China
Bond Hotels 2 by Syracuse China

ID and photos contributed by dbstoneware