Manufacturer: Caribe China, a Sterling China subsidiary located in Puerto Rico
User: Hilton Hotel, Virgin Isle, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Date of plate (VI-Hilton logo): 1973
Date of plate (VI logo): unknown, likely circa 1970s
Notes: Hilton Hotel Overview
White body with flamingo pink band surrounding the well. Left-marked with a heart-shaped logo in teal; the body of the heart looks like waves on the water. Two variations of the Hilton Virgin Isle logo are shown below: one marked "VI Hilton" the other marked "VI" only.
For other Hilton Hotel patterns:
Conrad Hilton – Chicago by Sterling
Hilton Hotel 01 by Corning
Hilton Hotel 02 -Tel Aviv, Israel by Rosenthal China
Hilton Hotel 03 by Chinacraft Contracts Assignee
Hilton Hotel 05 by Walker China
Hilton Hotel 06 by Corning
Hilton Hotel 07 – Oahu, Hawaii by Bauscher Brothers
Hilton Hotel 08 by Corning
Hilton Hotel 09 – Tokyo, Japan by Noritake
Hilton Hotel 10 by Corning
Hilton Hotel 11 – Curacaco, Netherlands Antilles by Noritake
Hilton Hotel 12 – Rotterdam by Mosa & Royal Sphinx
Hilton Hotel 13 – Pittsburgh by Shenango China
Minimax by Buffalo China and Syracuse China
Shamrock Hilton – Houston, Texas by Shenango China
Statler Hilton Hotel by Sterling China