Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Hotel Martha Washington – New York City Pattern: #146 Breslin Distributor: Kniffin & Demarest Company Date of plate: circa 1920s   Notes: From ny.curbed.com: "The Women's Hotel, as it was originally known, was constructed from 1901 to 1903 by acclaimed British-born architect Robert W. Gibson, who

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Ted Hilton's – Moodus, Connecticut Date of plate: 1930s – 1946   Notes: From East Haddam Stories: In the village of Moodus in East Haddam, Connecticut, "Henry Engle started Elm Camp in 1916, on three acres on the bank of the Salmon River. Engle built the

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Lehmann's Lodge – Fostoria, Ohio Distributor: Star Glass & Supply Company Date of examples: 1963   Notes: Robert Lehmann opened Lehmann's Lodge on State Route 18, just east of Fostoria, Ohio, in October 1963. At a cost of over $100,000, the complex consisted of a 50-room

Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Associated Telephone Company Ltd. Date of plate: 1951   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The Associated Telephone Utilities Company [aka Associated Telephone Company Ltd.]  was founded in Wisconsin in 1926 by Sigurd Odegard. The company acquired the Indiana Telegraph Securities Company and its subsidiary companies in August 1929.

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Buffalo Christmas Advertising Plates Date of plates: 1950 to 1960   Notes: Buffalo China produced a series of annual Christmas plates starting in 1950, which continued even after the sale to Oneida in 1983 and on into the 21st century. Starting in 1953, some of the

Manufacturers: Warwick China and Mayer China User: Clemson House – Clemson, South Carolina Date of egg cup: 1950 Date of bowl: 1959   Notes: From Wikipedia: "Clemson House was built in 1950 by Daniel Construction Company of Greenville, owned and directed by Charles Daniel. Clemson House was designed by William

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Mounds Club – Cleveland, Ohio Date of examples: circa 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: From the Cleveland Historical Society: "The Mounds Club was built in 1930 by Thomas 'Black Jack' McGinty (photo above), a second-generation Irish American who was then known as Cleveland's biggest sports

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Mounds Club – Cleveland, Ohio Date of service plate: circa 1930s – early 1940s   Notes: From the Cleveland Historical Society: "The Mounds Club was built in 1930 by Thomas 'Black Jack' McGinty (photo above), a second-generation Irish American who was then known as Cleveland's biggest

Manufacturers: Jackson China User: Mammy's Shanty – Pickaninny Coffee Shop – Atlanta, Georgia Date of cup: circa 1946 – 1965   Notes: Charles W. Creighton opened Mammy's Shanty restaurant in 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia, at 1480 Peachtree Street N.W. According to one of its postcards, it was "synonymous of gracious

Manufacturers: Sterling China and Jackson China User: Mammy's Shanty – Pickaninny Coffee Shop – Atlanta, Georgia Date of plate: 1960   Notes: Charles W. Creighton opened Mammy's Shanty restaurant in 1941 in Atlanta, Georgia, at 1480 Peachtree Street N.W. According to one of its postcards, it was "synonymous of gracious living

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Johnston's Coffee Shop – Daytona Beach, Florida Date of saucer: circa 1946 – 1965   Notes:  From Steven Koska: "Charles W. Creighton opened Creighton's Cafeteria in Ashville, N.C., in 1930 downstairs in the old Bon Marche building on Haywood Street. It was one of his first restaurant

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Creighton's Restaurant – Fort Lauderdale, Florida Date of saucer: circa 1946 – 1965   Notes:  From Steven Koska: "Charles W. Creighton opened Creighton's Cafeteria in Ashville, N.C., in 1930 downstairs in the old Bon Marche building on Haywood Street. It was one of his first restaurant

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Wedgwood Inn – Saint Petersburg, Florida Date of saucer: circa 1946 – 1965   Notes:  From Steven Koska: "Charles W. Creighton opened Creighton's Cafeteria in Ashville, N.C., in 1930 downstairs in the old Bon Marche building on Haywood Street. It was one of his first restaurant ventures.

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Creighton's International Restaurant – Riviera Beach, Florida Date of examples: circa 1959 – 1965   Notes: From Steven Koska: "Charles W. Creighton opened Creighton's Cafeteria in Asheville, N.C., in 1930 downstairs in the old Bon Marche building on Haywood Street. It was one of his first

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Lawyers Club – New York City Date of platter: circa 1931-1954   Notes:  From The Gotham Center for New York City History: "William Allen Butler, Jr., the founder of downtown Manhattan's Lawyers Club, would later explain that its creation was inspired by a disturbing encounter. One

Manufacturers: Shenango China and Carr China User: Sanitary Cafe – Anniston, Alabama Date of examples: circa 1920s – early 1950s   Notes: The Sanitary Cafe – or Gus' Sanitary Cafe – was located at 1125 Noble Street in Anniston, Alabama. It was a Greek restaurant run for many years by

Manufacturer: Tepco China User: The Broiler – Sacramento, California Date of soup plate: circa 1950 – 1968   Notes: From the Sacramento Business Journal article by Mark Anderson on September 3, 2013: "The Broiler, a Sacramento steakhouse since 1950, closed over Labor Day weekend. The website simply says 'The Broiler

Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Fong Fong Bakery & Ice Cream Parlor – San Francisco Date of bowl: circa 1935   Notes: Fong Fong Bakery & Ice Cream Parlor had two locations in San Francisco: the first at 824 Grant Avenue and a second at 1107 Stockton Street. From a Facebook

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Desert Inn – Palm Springs, California Pattern: Aztec Date of examples: circa 1926 – 1936   Notes: From a June 4, 2014, article by Nicolette Wenzell in Palm Springs Life: "The Desert Inn was Nellie Coffman's vision in 1909. In the beginning, The Desert Inn was

Manufacturers: Syracuse China and Unknown (Albert Pick & Co. distributor) User: Kellogg Company Date of Syracuse plate: 1925 Date of Albert Pick & Co. celery: Circa 1920   Notes: Kellogg corporate web site From the Wikipedia: "Kellogg's was founded as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Company on Feb. 19,

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: House of Jean – Elgin, Illinois Distributor: M.L. Brill & Company – Chicago Date of cup: unknown   Notes: The House of Jean was a Chinese restaurant located at 209 East Chicago Street, in Elgin, Illinois. When the restaurant opened and closed is not known. Contributors:

Manufacturer: Wallace China User: Original Joe's – San Francisco Pattern name: Tweed Date of soup plate: 1948   Notes: From Original Joe's website: "Original Joe's history runs deep, beginning in 1937 as a 14-stool counter on a saw dust covered floor at 144 Taylor Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin. It

Manufacturer: Heath China – England User: Husky House Restaurants – Canada Distributor: Russell Food Equipment Ltd Date of mug: 1981   Notes: Husky House Restaurants is a chain of – as of 2023 – more than 30 restaurants in Canada, offering, according to its website, "home-style cooking, friendly service and

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Herbie K's Restaurant – Alexandria, Louisiana Date of sample plate: 1958 Date of demi-cup: 1957 Notes: Herbie K's Restaurant was opened in 1942 by Lucille and Herbie Smith. It was originally located in "Mike Mule's area" in Alexandria, Louisiana, and later moved to a new location

Manufacturer: Jackson China, McNicol China User: Red White & Blue Restaurant – Portsmouth, Virginia Date of Jackson bowl: circa 1923 – 1946 Date of McNicol cup & saucer: 1931-1960s   The Red White & Blue Restaurant was located at 203 High Street in Portsmouth, Virginia.  When it opened and closed

Manufacturer: John Maddock & Sons Ltd – England User: Royal Muskoka Hotel – Ontario, Canada Distributor: T. Eaton Co. – Canada Date of examples: circa 1901 – 1940s   Notes: From Wikipedia: " The Royal Muskoka Hotel was a luxury summer resort hotel on Lake Rosseau in Ontario's Muskoka region that

Manufacturer: Unknown User: Windsor Hall – Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Date of creamer: circa early 1900s   Notes: Windsor Hall was a hotel located in Fredericton, the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. From a 1905, Pocket Guide to the Principal Hotels in the various Canadian maritime provinces,

Manufacturer: Fraunfelter China User: Hotel Buckminster – Spanish Room – Boston Distributer: Lynde Sanger & Co. – Boston Date of service plate: circa 1924 – 1939   Notes: According to Wikipedia: "Hotel Buckminster [which was] briefly Hotel St. George, was a historic hotel in Boston, Massachusetts. It was located on

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Les Chandelles Restaurant Date of examples: circa 1967 – 1970   Notes: Les Chandelles was a restaurant located at 6000 North Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was only open for roughly seven years – 1967 to 1974. White body china with a narrow black

Manufacturer: Black Knight, Hutschenreuther China – Germany User: Poodle Dog Grill at Hotel Peabody – Memphis, Tennessee Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. Date of footed bowl: 1927   Notes: Located at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn., the Poodle Dog Grill was by day one of two popular lunch spots