Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery
User: Maxim's, Kenyon Hotel, Salt Lake City
Distributor: Albert Pick & Co.
Date of examples: 1911-15

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Notes: The Kenyon Hotel in Salt Lake City opened in 1899. In 1911, $15,000 was spent creating the Cafe Maxim in the hotel's basement. It opened Sept. 4, 1911. In 1912, a Business Men's Lunch was available for 40¢ and Table D' Hote Dinner for $1.

In March 1913, B. F. Doran, who had owned and managed the Kenyon since 1908, sold the bar to the Kenyon Hotel Co., owners of the hotel. At that time, David Mattson took over operation of Cafe Maxim.

In March 1915, Cafe Maxim began opening on Sundays. It also began having problems related to its liquor license, which demanded a 12 p.m. closing. On May 4, 1915, Cafe Maxim announced that it was being converted into a cafeteria under the name of Kenyon Kafeteria (see clipping above).

On April 25, 1916, the restaurant license of the Kenyon Hotel was revoked. On May 2, 1916, the lease and furnishings of the hotel and Maxim's Cafe were sold by David Mattson to Joseph Carney for $100,000. Carney then subleased the cafe to F. E. Sutton, who planned to operate it as a cabaret. On May 13, 1916, Sutton's cafe opened in the former Maxim's location.

Maddock Pottery made 9 3/4" service plates for the Maxim's in the Kenyon Hotel. These plates are decorated with the same decal border and center-of-the-well crest that Maddock used for the New York City Maxim's. The only difference is "The Kenyon" at the 6 o'clock position on the border. These service plates were supplied by Albert Pick & Co.

The rest of the china service is crested with a small, two-tone gray green version of the circle with the Pans-playing-flutes crest used on the service plate. The border contains a series of #7010 green decal ornaments, connected with a green pin line. There is a green line at the border. The china is Maddock's American China, supplied by Albert Pick.

For more info:
Maxim's – New York City, unrelated venue with similar pattern by Maddock Pottery

Sources:
Salt Lake Herald, Nov. 26, 1911 – $15,000 improvement
The Logan Republican, Feb. 15, 1912 – ad
The Eureka Reporter, April 12, 1912 – ad
Salt Lake Tribune, March 30, 1913 – bar sold
Deseret News, March 13, 1915 – opening on Sundays
Salt Lake Herald, May 4, 1915 – Kenyon Kafeteria
Ogden Examiner, May 3, 1916 – lease sold
Deseret News, May 13, 1916 – Sutton's Café opens

Contributors:
Larry Paul, author
Trish Cox, compote photos
Annaliese Whipple, plate photos
eBay seller acgcbrothers, china photos