Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: Mitchell, Woodbury Co. User: The Wellesley Inn – Wellesley, Maine Date of examples: circa 1902 – 1924     Notes: In the fall of 1897, two Wellesley College graduates opened the Wellesley Tea Room on Washington Street. It became so popular that they needed larger quarters.  The

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: Hollweg & Reese User: Hotel Washington – Indianapolis, Indiana Date of examples: circa 1912 – 1924     Notes: The 16-story, 296-room Hotel Washington opened December 28, 1912. The address is 32 E. Washington Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. Some postcard views make it appear to be on

Manufacturer: McNicol China User: Hotel Walton – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date of plate: circa 1936 – 1946   Notes: The Hotel Walton, on the southeast corner of Broad and Locust Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened February 12, 1896. The new ten-story hotel section incorporated the older nine-story Hotel Metropole that adjoined it.

Manufacturer: McNicol China User: Hotel Walton – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date of plate: 1930   Notes: The Hotel Walton, on the southeast corner of Broad and Locust Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened February 12, 1896. The new ten-story hotel section incorporated the older nine-story Hotel Metropole that adjoined it. The Walton contained

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Hotel Walton – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Date of compote: circa 1905 – 1924     Notes: The Hotel Walton, on the southeast corner of Broad and Locust Streets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, opened February 12, 1896. The new ten-story hotel section incorporated the older nine-story Hotel Metropole that adjoined it.

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: The Walt Whitman Hotel – Camden, New Jersey Date of service plate:  circa 1928 – 1937   Notes: With the backing of the Camden Chamber of Commerce, 1,941 local citizens invested in the Camden Community Hotel Corporation. On September 17, 1924, ground was broken on the

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: The Walt Whitman Hotel – Camden, New Jersey Date of service plate:  circa 1928 – 1937     Notes: With the backing of the Camden Chamber of Commerce 1,941 local citizens invested in the Camden Community Hotel Corporation. On September 17, 1924, ground was broken on

Manufacturer: Scammell Distributor: American China & Glassware Co. User: Hotel Waldron – Pontiac, Michigan Date of examples: circa 1927 – 1954     Notes: The Hotel Waldron, at 36 East Pike and Perry Streets in Pontiac, Michigan, opened in 1927. The three-story hotel contained 100 rooms, 75 with baths. The Golden

Manufacturer: Scammell China Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. User: Wade Park Manor – Cleveland, Ohio Date of examples:  circa 1923 – 1954     Notes: A group of investors known as the Wade Park Manor Co. broke ground on September 16, 1921, for what was to become an 11-story apartment

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Wade Park Manor – Cleveland, Ohio Date of plate:  circa 1924 – 1954     Notes: A group of investors known as the Wade Park Manor Co. broke ground on September 16, 1921, for what was to become an 11-story apartment hotel at 1890 E. 107th

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Wade Park Manor – Cleveland, Ohio Date of spittoon:  circa 1923 – 1954     Notes: A group of investors known as the Wade Park Manor Co. broke ground on September 16, 1921, for what was to become an 11-story apartment hotel at 1890 E. 107th

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: McCreery & Co. – Pittsburgh User: The Vanadium Hotel – Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania Date of platter: circa 1910     Notes: Ground was broken July 4, 1895, for what was to become the most magnificent and stately hotel on the route between New York City and Chicago.

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Maxwell's by the Sea – Huntington Beach, California Date of plate: circa 1990's   Notes: According to The Lost Landmarks, Maxwell's by the Sea opened in 1976, replacing The Fisherman and becoming "an iconic favorite with the locals and tourists alike." A Los Angeles Times story

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Hotel Victoria – Boston, Massachusetts Date of example: circa 1900 – 1924     Notes: The seven story Hotel Victoria, on the corner of Dartmouth and Newbury Streets in Boston opened in 1885. It contained about 125 guest bedrooms, a dining room, and a ballroom. It

Manufacturer: Scammell Distributor: Dean & Kite Co. User: The Vernon Manor Hotel – Cincinnati, Ohio Date of example: circa 1924 – 1954     Notes: The nine-story, Vernon Manor Hotel, at the intersection of Oak, Burnet, & Vernon Place in Cincinnati, Ohio, opened around September 1924. It operated as an apartment

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor : Dean & Kite Co. User: The Vernon Manor Hotel – Cincinnati, Ohio Date of examples : 1924   Notes: The nine-story, Vernon Manor Hotel, at the intersection of Oak, Burnet, & Vernon Place in Cincinnati, Ohio, opened around September 1924. It operated as an apartment

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: The Jabberwock, West Orange, N.J. Date of plate: 1935 Notes: The Jabberwock was a fantastical, short-lived club offering music and dancing from lunch, cocktails, to dinner and supper at 111 Prospect Avenue in West Orange, N.J. It opened in May 1936 and was owned by Jacob

Manufacturer: Scammell Name of user: Traylor Hotel – Allentown, Penn. Date of examples: circa 1924 – 1954   Notes: Allentown industrialist Samuel W. Traylor Sr. built the Traylor Hotel on the corner of 15th and Hamilton Streets. When it opened on September 1, 1917, it was a six-story building. In 1929,

Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern name: Manhattan Date of True Ivory plate and grouping: Circa 1930s Date of bouillon cup: Circa 1940s-1960s Notes: The pattern has a subdued mint green background with bright pastel vines, acanthus leaves and flowers in the border design that covers the rim. It is surrounded on

Manufacturer: Carr China Name of user: Chez Paul, Chicago Date of bouillon: 1948 Notes: From the Wikipedia, "Chez Paul was a French restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1945 by Paul Contos, Chez Paul became famous under Paul's son, Bill. When it was open, it was the oldest French restaurant in

Manufacturer: Carr China User: Phil's Restaurant, Elkins, W.V. Date of grill plate: Circa mid-1930s – circa mid-1940s   Notes: Located at what must have been a busy intersection of Davis Avenue and Routes 33, 219 and 259 in Elkins, W.V., Phil's Restaurant was opened in 1929 by Willard "Phil" Phillips

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Trade Winds Hotel – Fort Lauderdale, Florida Date of examples: circa 1940 – 1954   Notes: The Trade Winds Hotel at 1 North Atlantic Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale,Florida, opened around 1940. It is not listed in the 1939 Hotel Red Book but is listed in 1941.

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: The Town House Hotel – Los Angles, California Date of plate: circa 1929 – 1954   Notes: The 14-story Town House, at 2961 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angles, California, opened September 10, 1929, as an apartment house with 140 apartments. The Town House was advertised as

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Town House Hotel – Los Angles, California Date of service plate: circa 1929 – 1954   Notes: The 14-story Town House Hotel, at 2961 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angles, California, opened September 10, 1929, as an apartment house with 140 apartments. The Town House was advertised

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Touraine – Boston, Massachusetts Pattern Name: Grecian Date of example: circa 1927 – 1950   Notes: The ten-story building on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, opened September 8, 1897, as the Hotel Touraine. It was built for, and operated by,

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Hotel Touraine – Boston, Massachusetts Date of example: 1921   Notes: The ten-story building on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, opened September 8, 1897, as the Hotel Touraine. It was built for, and operated by, Joseph Reed Whipple. The Whipple Company

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Touraine – Boston, Massachusetts Date of examples: circa 1927 – 1950   Notes: The ten-story building on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, opened September 8, 1897, as the Hotel Touraine. It was built for, and operated by, Joseph Reed Whipple.

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Hotel Touraine – Boston, Massachusetts Date of example: circa 1928 – 1954   Notes: The ten-story building on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, opened September 8, 1897, as the Hotel Touraine. It was built for, and operated by, Joseph Reed Whipple.

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Hotel Touraine – Boston, Massachusetts Date of examples: circa 1897 – 1924   Notes: The ten-story building on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, opened September 8, 1897, as the Hotel Touraine. It was built for, and operated by, Joseph Reed Whipple.

Manufacturer: Syracuse and Sterling User: Casino Club Date of Sterling cup: 1977 Date of Syracuse plate: 1975   Notes: The Casino Club is located under the shadow of the Hancock Building in Chicago at 195 E Delaware Place and was founded in 1914. It is quite a private social club that