Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Unknown Date of teapot: Unknown   Notes: We have absolutely no clues as to the customer for this bowl. It could be in the order RHP, RPH, or HRP. Best guesses would be RP Hospital or RP Hotel. Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Parsons High School Date of plate: 1951   Notes: We have two other Carr China topmarks on this site that were used at high schools. One is for Grafton High School, and the other is for an unknown BHS '32. Like the BHS '32, our best

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Norwood Country Club Date of plate: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: Norwood Country Club was located in the Jersey Shore town of West Long Branch, N.J. It was incorporated in 1914, using the abandoned west end site of the Hollywood Golf Club as its headquarters.

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Norwich University Date of pitcher: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: Norwich University, located in Vermont, is the oldest private military college, founded in 1819. It has apparently had two mottos: I Will Try, located on this pitcher, and Essayons, which is French for Let Us

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Northern Constellation Lodge 291 Date of mug: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: The Northern Contellation Lodge 291, located in Malone, N.J., was organized during the autumn of 1852, according to "Proceedings of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New

Manufacturer: Carr China Company and Wellsville China User: Manor Pattern: Virginia (Carr pattern #6059) Date of Carr pitcher: circa 1930s – 1952 Date of Wellsville cup: 1950s – early 1960s   Notes: This topmark for a Manor – shown on the Virginia pattern – is unknown to us. For additional

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Lowery's Restaurant Date of bowl: 1950   Notes: Lowery's Seafood Restaurant had been located in Tappahannock, Virginia, since 1938 and was begun by Wesley and Lorelle Hutchinson Lowery. Per their former website, they specialized in local seafood, fried chicken, spoon bread and bread pudding. The restaurant

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Lande's of Denver Pattern: Harding Date of cup: circa late 1930s – 1952   Notes: Lande's of Denver – "A Restaurant for the Discriminating – was located at 3130 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver. It is likely that these rooms changed names over time, but at

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Lake Fenton Boat & Yacht Club Date of plate: 1949   Notes: We were told by the seller that this plate was from Lake Fenton Boat & Yacht Club in Fenton, Michigan, and the seller was also from Fenton. In addition, among the few mentions

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Karen Sue Pattern: #6064 Date of examples: circa 1948   Notes: In a May 2018 issue of The New York Times titled Family Dishes, Karen Stabiner writes about the set of dishes that her father Ira ordered from Carr to celebrate her birth. This is Karen's

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Grand Lodge of Maryland – IOOF Pattern: Sylvia Date of open sugar: Unknown   Notes: From the Independent Order of Odd Fellows website: "The Independent Order of Odd Fellows owes some of its roots to its English predecessor, The Ancient Order of the Society of

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Rip Van Winkle Motel and Steak House Cafe Distributor: Kalberer Hotel Supply Co. Date of plate: 1968 Notes: Located in Everett, Washington, the Rip Van Winkle Motel and Steak House was owned by George and Etta Van Winkle. According to an Aug. 6, 2002, story in

Manufacturer: Carr China User: White House Cafe, Greenwood, Mississippi Pattern name (of platter): Ellwood – Underglaze Print Pattern #7000 Distributor: H & R Supply Co., Atlanta, Georgia (Hotel and Restaurant Supply Co.) Date of bowl and platter: Circa 1927-1932   Notes: Like so many restaurants with popular names, there were myriad

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Higby Camp Date of platter: Unknown   Notes: Higby Camp was located on Big Moose Lake in New York's Adirondack Mountains. It was built in the 1880s by James H. Higby, who was a "guide and camp builder," according to "Big Moose Lake New York: in

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: John Pauley's Date of platter: Unknown   Notes: A note attached to this platter said that John Pauley's was located "on the Kan [sic] River, close to where you turn to Corridor G. Saw dust dance floor, very popular place." The postcard below seems to fix

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Elite Cafe Pattern name: Ellwood, Underglaze Print Pattern #7000 Distributor: H & R Supply Co. – Hotel and Restaurant Supply Co. – Atlanta, Georgia Date of examples: Unknown   Notes: Two matching examples of this pattern for Elite Cafe – with "Elite" in a script

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Pioneers of Alaska Pattern name: Laurel Date of examples: circa 1940s – 1950s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The Pioneers of Alaska is a fraternal organization that was founded in 1907 to preserve the early history of Alaska. "Originally restricted to white males who entered Alaska before

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Bowles Lunch Date of mug: Unknown   Notes: The Bowles Lunch chain began in 1897 in Springfield, Mass., and expanded across the United States and Canada. It was started by Henry Leland Bowles and was bought out in the 1930s, remaining in operation under the Bowles

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Gilmore's Steak House Date of creamer: 1954   Notes: Gilmore's Steak House, located at 148 East 48th Street in New York City, was known for the view from its dining room of its glass-enclosed kitchen, at which a scene was filmed for the 1949 movie, Murder

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: State of Georgia's New Georgia Railroad Date of plate: 1985   Notes: The New Georgia Railroad came into being when the State of Georgia purchased – and renovated – the Georgia Railroad Freight Depot in 1981 and then in 1985, the out-of-business Red Carpet Line excursion railroad,

Manufacturer: Shenango China Pattern name: Aeronautica Date of plate: Circa 1950   Notes: This plate captures the mid-century American atomic-era design vibe. Its contemporary fine line drawings that evoke fish and sea life seem to have Alexander Calder influences that also bring to mind his wire sculptures and mobiles. The

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Brennan's Restaurant Distributor: Loubat's – New Orleans Date of pedestal cup: circa 1946-1952   Notes: We've seen this pattern commonly called Diable/Diablo or Jester King but have not yet found it in a Carr catalog. The pattern was ordered for Brennan's Restaurant in New Orleans, and

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: The Wigwam Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: There were a number of Wigwam motels and resorts, but this one is believed to be from the forerunner of the current Wigwam resort in Arizona: https://www.wigwamarizona.com/our-resort/our-history Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Theta Delta Chi Date of tankard: 1931   Notes: This tankard is from the Phi Charge of Theta Delta Chi fraternity, located at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa. Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: S. Klein Date of platter: Unknown   Notes: S. Klein was a chain of New York department stores. Note the Empire-patterned border. For additional info: Empire by Carr China Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User:  Carr China Sample Plate 1 Date of plate: 1949   Notes: Photos for this plate were contributed by ebay seller Sample plate from 1949. Contributors: Ebay seller anndreadavid4: plate photos Susan Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Riker's Date of examples: circa 1948-50   Notes: Riker's – Riker Restaurant Associates – was a large chain of restaurants in New York. The bowl shown here is backstamped 1948; the cup has a 1950 backstamp. According to a story at fundinguniverse.com, the Riker's chain was

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Pee Bee's Drive-In Date of mug: circa 1940s-1952   Notes: Pee Bee's Drive-In was located in Cordele, Georgia, sometime during the 1940s and 50s. When it actually opened and closed is not known; however, according to a legal notice in The Valdosta Daily Times on

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Pythian Sisters Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: Pythian Sisters is a religious, though non-affiliated, fraternal order. No. 145 denotes the Liberty Temple, in Missouri. Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Post Exchange – PX Date of mug: circa 1934-1952   Notes: According to the wikipedia, the term Post Exchange (PX) was the term used by the U.S. Army for its base retail stores, so this mug could have been used at any number of PXs