Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Carr Sample Plate 2 Date of plate: 1937   Notes: This is another sample plate designed by Paul Mattson, photographed by Bill Montgomery from the Judy Reed collection of her father's work. Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: St. Paul's Date of bowl: Unknown   Notes: The location of this commonly named church is not known. Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: St. L.C. Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: Our best guess for this monogram would be a St. Luke's Church, such as Virginia's oldest church, located in Smithfield. Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: St. John Date of plate: 1943   Notes: In June 2018, we were contacted by a member of St. John United Church of Christ in Cumberland, Indiana (east of Indianapolis), to let us know that this china was ordered by their United Church of Christ.

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: S de L Date of platter: 1920   Notes: We have no clue about an ID for this handsome platter dated 1920 by the New York City distributor James M. Shaw & Co. Contributors: Platter photos: eBay seller malighty Content: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Atlas Candy & Tea Rooms, Duluth, Minn. Distributor: E. F. Burg, Duluth, Minn. Date of examples: circa 1924 – 1954   Notes: The Atlas Tea Room, at 124 W 1st Street, opened Dec. 20, 1922, in the newly completed Garrick Building. It offered a full line

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Russet Cafeteria Date of plate: 1952   Notes: Russet Cafeteria was located in Indianapolis, Indiana, in at least two locations in the city. From the Weekly View, "The Russet Cafeteria, 37 S. Meridian St., was a popular Indianapolis 'noon day' eatery from its opening in the

Manufacturer: Shenango China (shown); also made by Sterling China (same pattern, not shown) User: Archie's Lobster House, Roanoke, Virginia Date of plate: 1955 Notes: From the back of an undated menu (see above) comes this history of Archie's Lobster House: "Archie's, named for its president and founder, Archie F. Parrish,

Manufacturers: Jackson China, Shenango China User: Archie's Lobster House, Roanoke, Virginia Date of platters: Shenango, 1960; Jackson, 1962 Notes: From the back of an undated menu (see above) comes this history of Archie's Lobster House: "Archie's, named for its president and founder, Archie F. Parrish, began on a cold night

Manufacturer: Union Porcelain Works, New York Name of user: Gayoso Hotel – Memphis, Tenn. Date of cup: circa 1877 – 1904   Notes: According to the Wikipedia, "The first Gayoso House was built in Memphis, Tenn., overlooking the Mississippi in 1842. It was a first-class hotel designed by James H.

Manufacturer: Iroquois China Name of user: Rustic Gardens – Rochester, N.Y. Distributor: American Specialty Co., Rochester, N.Y. Date of plate: 1927   Notes: Rustic Gardens was apparently a very short-lived, primarily dance and supper club located in the basement of Rochester, New York's Terminal Building. Its formal opening was June

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Name of user: Arcadia Restaurant – Philadelphia, Penn. Distributor: John Wanamaker Date of platter: circa 1915-1924   Notes: The Arcadia Restaurant – which also went by the name Arcadia Café and Arcadia Café Company – opened on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1915. It was located in the basement

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Name of user: Arcadia Restaurant – Philadelphia, Penn. Date of platter: circa 1915-1924   Notes: The Arcadia Restaurant – also called Arcadia Cafe – opened on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1915. It was located in the basement and sub-basement of the new Widener Building on Chestnut Street, near

Manufacturer: Shenango China Pattern name: Rowe Date of plate: 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: This pattern on a white clay body has a narrow border pattern in deep blue of swags, urns, and a winged horse or Pegasus. The piece shown has a Shenango backstamp dated to 1920s –

Manufacturer: Sterling China User: Starr's Drive-in Restaurant Date of saucer: 1959   Notes: Starr's Drive-in was a 1950s-1960s chain in Texas offering curb service that was "Always First With The Finest," with six known locations in Odessa, Sweetwater, Brownfield, Colorado City, Midland, and Lubbock. There had to have been at

Manufacturer: Home Laughlin China User: Little Mama's, Charlotte, N.C. Date of plate: 2020   Notes: Little Mama's Italian Kitchen opened June 19, 2020 – in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic – and despite initially offering takeout meals only, was able to open a second location in 2024. From its

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern name: Starlight Date of plate: 1963   Notes: This pattern ticks all the midcentury, starburst, and atomic boxes with its so on-trend for the time coral and aqua airbrushed star patterned border. It was identified in the book Jackson China by James Strano, shown above. Contributors:

Manufacturer: J. E. Heath Ltd., Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England User: Chicken Delight Distributor: Russell Food Equipment Ltd, Canada Date range of maple leaf backstamp: 1960s-mid-1970s; specifically, plate: 1962; bread plate: 1963   Notes: Per the company website, entrepreneur Al Tunick developed what was to be his Chicken Delight-style of cooking by

Manufacturer: Carr China Pattern name: Preston – Underglaze Print Pattern: 6030 Date of celery: 1920s-1930s   Notes: Intricate border pattern of swags, ribbons and medallions Contributors: Photos of celery: Jesse James Schroeder Cup photos: Ed and Susan Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China User: Knights of St. John Date of plate: 1948   Notes: From the Knights of St. John website: "Today's Catholic fraternal order of the Knights of St. John was officially incorporated May 6, 1886, though its roots run older, amongst a spectrum of Catholic knightly orders of the

Manufacturers: Carr China, Syracuse China Customer: Alcoa Steamship Company Date of demi set: 1949 (Carr), 1954 (Syracuse)   Notes: Alcoa Corporation (Aluminum Company of America), based in Pittsburgh, began service in 1917 of its Alcoa Steamship Co. as part of the World War 1 war effort. It used at first

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Ruffner Date of platter: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: This small platter (whose photos were salvaged from the WorthPoint archives) is believed to be from the Ruffner Hotel in Charleston, WV. Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Rucker Clift Date of cup & saucer: 1945   Notes: This topmark would have been a challenge to identify without the following obscure story tucked away in the Nov. 22, 1941, issue of the Danville Bee: "Appeal Made for Dishes and China "An appeal is being

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: RTS Date of bowl: Unknown   Note: This monogram is unknown to us. If anyone can supply its source, please let us know! Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Rotary Club, Grafton, W.V. Date of plate: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: Formed in 1905, the Rotary Club's mission is to: "provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through our fellowship of business, professional, and community leaders." The Grafton,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Roosevelt Date of plate: Unknown Notes: This Rho Dendra blue plate might have been used at The Roosevelt hotel in Philadelphia. A description of the crest in Larry Paul's Hotel Database seems to be a match: "Shield containing 3 roses with stems and leaves, 3 feathers

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Roggen Date of platter: Unknown   Notes: Nothing is known about Roggen – whether it was a hotel, restaurant, or some other business or organization. But we have two platters with two different backstamps, so the business was in business long enough to place two

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Rochford's Date of platter: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: The only hint to this venue is a plumbers publication indicating the Master Plumbers' Club of Atlantic City, N.J., held their annual banquet at Rochford's Cafe in January 1912 – four years before Carr began

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: R.H.Co. (possibly Reading Hardware Company) Date of mug: 1936   Notes: Long an unidentified monogram, there's a possibility that this mug was used at the Reading Hardware Company in Reading, Pennsylvania. From Trivetology.com: "The Reading Hardware Company was established in 1872 and continued in operation

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Ratner's Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Ratner's was founded in 1905 by Jacob Harmatz and his brother-in-law Alex Ratner, who supposedly flipped a coin to decide whose name would be on the sign. Ratner sold his share in the restaurant to Harmatz