Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern – Madeline – Underglaze Print Pattern #6058 Date of platter: Unknown   For additional info: Warwick Underglazed Pattern #6177 by Warwick China Contributors: Content: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Logan – Underglaze Print Pattern #6040 Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: This is the only example we've seen so far of the Logan pattern, in brown on Glo-Tan. It is not known if it was produced in other colors, but it

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Laurel – Underglaze Print Pattern #6049 Date of example: Unknown   Notes: This pattern is mentioned by name and number in the 1946-47 Carr catalog, but until friend and mentor Howard Freeze shared these photos, we'd never seen what it looked like. Contributors: Example photos:

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Ivydale Date of examples: circa 1940s – 1952   Notes: Joy Bachman notes on the plate (commercial weight) that it might have been a Warwick pattern. The cup above is the same pattern on banquet weight. Contributors: Content: Susan and Ed Phillips  

Manufacturer: Caribe Pattern name: Cathay Date of plate: 1969 Notes: This homage to the Sixties and Seventies is found in Catalog No. 81 – January 1972 – of the Ezekiel & Weilman Co., Inc., of Richmond, Va., and includes the minimal design style and colors of the era, with its

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Florence – Underglaze Print Pattern #6032 Date of bowl: Unknown   Notes: Underglaze Print Pattern: 6032. Contributors: Contents: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Ellwood – Underglaze Print Pattern #7000 Date of examples: circa 1940s – 1952   Notes: This pattern is an excellent depiction of the Art Nouveau-inspired design that was common to other manufacturers as well. You can see from the photos above that the design was executed in

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Elite Date of plate: circa 1930s   Notes: We don't know anything about this pattern, found on Carr's Glo-Tan body. But a good guess would be that it was designed by Paul C. Mattson. This mystery pattern in particular, designed in 1931 and also on

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Dolly Varden – Underglaze Print Pattern #7025 Date of platter: circa 1940s – 1952   Notes: We're not sure where Dolly Varden got its name, but it is one of the harder-to-find Carr named/numbered patterns. On genealogy.com, there is mention in 1912 of someone's birth in

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Alaska Railroad  Pattern name: McKinley Distributor for platter and sugar: Greene-Winkler Co. – Seattle, Portland Date of platter and sugar bowl: circa 1920s Date of plate: 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "On March 12, 1914, the U.S. Congress agreed to fund construction and

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Mt. McKinley Park Hotel  Pattern name: McKinley Distributor for platter and sugar: Greene-Winkler Co. – Seattle, Portland Date of platter and sugar bowl: circa 1920s Date of plate: 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "On March 12, 1914, the U.S. Congress agreed to fund

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Prudential Insurance Company Date of pitcher: 1950   From Wikipedia: "Started in Newark, New Jersey, in 1875, Prudential was originally called The Widows and Orphans Friendly Society, then the Prudential Friendly Society. It was founded by John F. Dryden, who later became a U.S. Senator. In

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: The Tavern – Troy, New York Date of platter: 1930s – early 1940s   Notes: The Tavern was located at 211 Broadway in Troy, New York. It occupied roughly 1,500 square feet of a much larger building.  According to a 2014 article in the Troy Record,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Bristol  Date of plate: circa 1940s – 1952   Notes: Underglaze Print Pattern: 6053 Contributors: Contents: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Harrods Pattern: Virginia Date of platter: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: Shown on the Virginia pattern on a Glo-Tan base, this Harrods topmark is in no way related to the London department store, and the most likely location for it is in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Harding's Distributor: The Stearnes Company – Chicago Date of mug: Unknown   Notes: After serving as the proprietor of the Planters Hotel – Chicago, Illinois, from 1912-1922, John P. Harding began a chain of grill rooms and sandwich shops in the early 1920s under his

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Green Lane Fire Company Distributor: Fisher, Bruce & Co. – Philadelphia Date of plate: circa 1920 – 1940s   Notes: Green Lane Fire Company has been located in Green Lane, Penn., since 1920, and as the website shows, it has a banquet hall for rent

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Grand Lodge of Maryland Distributor: Fresch Chadwell Company – Baltimore, Maryland Date of plate: circa 1930s   Notes: This design includes the well-known square and compass of the Masons, plus the Grand Lodge of Maryland (GLM) monogram. Contributors: Content: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: G.A.R. – Grand Army of the Republic Date of ashtray: 1939   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, US Marines and US Revenue Cutter Service who served in the

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Loyal Order of Moose – Grafton Lodge 638 Date of ashtray: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: This ashtray is the first listed in Carr's 1934 catalog, as #1 Home Ash Tray – 5 inches. It is topmarked on Carr's Glo-Tan body with the Moose logo

Manufacturers: McNicol China, Shenango China, and Tepco China User: Pine Cone Lodge Date of examples: circa 1940s – 1960s   Notes: From the Pine Cone Lodge website: "Pine Cone Lodge has a long history as a resort and fishing camp. It started as a logging camp in 1900's run by

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Grafton High School  Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: Courtesy of H. L. Freeze in Grafton, this is the pattern with GHS monogram made for Grafton High School. Contributors: Plate photos: H.L. Freeze Content: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Gopher Cafe Distributor: Restaurant China Company – St. Paul, Minnesota Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: According to the Gopher Bar website, Greek immigrant Andrew Kappas opened the Gopher Cafe in St. Paul, Minn., in 1931 at 82 W. 7th St. When Prohibition

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Good Samaritan Hospital Alumnae Pattern: Maythorne Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: The simple circular topmark is set on a Glo-Tan Maythorne pattern plate. The word "alumnae" is the Latin feminine plural for alumnus, and since back in the mid-20th century most nurses

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Giovanni Restaurant Date of egg cup: Unknown   Notes: A matchbook kindly provided by Charles Sovine gave us the location for this restaurant: 66 East 55th Street, New York City. This is a review of the restaurant in New York magazine in 1972. Source: Google

Manufacturers: Jackson China and Hall China User: Think Big ! Date of examples: circa 1979 – 1980s   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Think Big! was a retail store originally established in New York City in 1979. It was closed in 1994. "The store was a joint endeavor by two friends, an

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Gasner's Restaurant Date of cup: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: Gasner's Restaurant opened in 1913, A story in the July 26, 1973, New York Times interviewed its owner, Jack Gasner, as the restaurant's contents were up for auction. "In its heyday," he said, "the clientele

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Gamma Phi Beta Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: The Gamma Phi Beta sorority was founded Nov. 11, 1874, at Syracuse University. The colors of this plate – dark brown on a Glo-Tan body – don't seem particularly appropriate for a 19th century

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: French Tavern Date of platter: circa 1936 – 1952   Notes: From a story in the Huntington, W.V., Herald-Dispatch: The French Tavern was opened in 1924 in Huntington, W.V., by George and Ida Weydisch. During its history, it had three locations and was eventually operated by

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Fraternal Order of Orioles Date of plate: circa 1916 – 1952   Notes: Fraternal Order of Orioles, a social service organization, Reading (Pa.) Nest No. 2 Contributors: Contents: Susan and Ed Phillips