Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Lamb's Cafe, Chicago, Illinois Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. Date of examples: Circa 1910 – 1920   Notes: Lamb's Cafe opened on December 29, 1910, in the basement of Chicago's Ashland Block Building, located at Randolph and Clark streets. William J. "Smiley" Corbett and his business partner, John Wilmes,

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Name of user:  Koerner's Restaurant, St. Louis, Missouri Distributor: St. Louis Glass & Queensware Co. Date of examples: Circa 1900-1913   Notes:  In 1875, Ernst Albert Koerner arrived in the United States from his native Germany as a young man who had already served his apprenticeship in the restaurant

Manufacturer: Scammell China, Sterling China User: Klas Restaurant, Cicero, Illinois Date of examples: 1930s – 1960s   Notes: In 1922, Adolph Klas, an immigrant from Pilsen in Bohemia, opened his restaurant at 5734 W. Cermak Road in Cicero, Illinois – a Chicago suburb. From the Wikipedia, "Klas had previously worked at

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery, Scammell China User: King Fong restaurant Distributor: Tilden Thurber Corporation Date of examples: Circa 1913-1925   Notes: The King Fong restaurant occupied space on the right end of the ground floor at 205 Weybosset Street, across from the Crown Hotel and the Outlet department store in Providence, R.I. Not

Manufacturer: Mayer China User: Keeley's Ice Cream Date of platter: pre-1930s   Notes: A September 1895 story in Utah's Deseret News was written as a bit of a puff piece for Keeley's Ice Cream, which was founded by A. C. Keeley, who had begun in the "confectionery business here five

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Co. Name of user: Keeley's Palace of Sweets, Madison, Wisconsin Distributor: Albert Pick & Co. Date of example: Circa 1904 – 1919   Notes: In 1897, James Yarnell Keeley opened his Palace of Sweets at 109 State Street in Madison, Wisconsin. It quickly became popular with students at the

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: Mitchell Woodbury User: Frost & Dearborn Restaurant, Boston, Mass. Name of pattern: #5065 Frost & Dearborn Date of example: 1912 – 1923   Notes:  The Frost & Dearborn Restaurant was operated by Merrill Frost and John N. Dearborn. Its roots go back to 1839, when Morrill Frost

Manufacturers: Scammell China and Sterling China User: Brookside Inn, Hopewell, N.J. Date of examples: Circa 1930s to 1970s   Notes: In 1928, farmer Harry A. Titus of Woodville, N.J., opened a fruit and grocery stand with just two employees on his land on Route 30 in Hopewell, N.J. By August 1935, the

Manufacturer: (likely) J. & G. Meakin, England User: Ballard & Johnson Pattern name: (likely) Blue Atlantic Distributor (likely) Albert Pick & Company Date of compote/comport: early 20th century   Notes: The Ballard & Johnson company, founded by William W. Ballard, Jesse M. Johnson and ostensibly silent partner Hardage N. McGready,

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Interstate News Co. Distributor: Boutell Brothers, Minneapolis Date of example:  Circa 1912 – 1916   Notes: The Inter-State News Co. was organized in Portland, Maine, in June 1911. Therein followed more than a decade of name changes. In 1913, its corporate name was changed to The Inter-State Co. It

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Interstate News Co. Distributors: Boutell Brothers, Minneapolis, and St. Louis Glass & Queensware Co., St. Louis Date of examples:  Circa 1912 – 1916   Notes: The Inter-State News Co. was organized in Portland, Maine, in June 1911. Therein followed more than a decade of name changes. In 1913, its

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Lamberton Works Sample Plate Date of plate: circa 1923   Notes: This Lamberton sample plate is a bit unusual because it can be dated to around 1923-1924 by one of the crests. The Nautilus Hotel in Miami Beach was built in 1923 and opened January 10,

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: International House, New Orleans Date of cream: 1943-54   Notes: In 1943, businessman Archie Jewell converted a former 12-story bank, built in 1906 and located at 221 Camp Street in New Orleans, into the International House. It was a forerunner of the World Trade Center concept,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: International House, New Orleans Date of celery: 1960   Notes: In 1943, businessman Archie Jewell converted a former 12-story bank, built in 1906 and located at 221 Camp Street in New Orleans, into the International House. It was a forerunner of the World Trade Center concept, dedicated

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Swedish Club of Chicago Date of plate: November 1945   Notes: The Swedish Club of Chicago was located at 1258 N. LaSalle Street on Chicago's north side and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1985. According to the website TheClio.com, "The

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Del Monte Pattern Name: Underglaze print pattern #210 Date of pitcher: circa 1897 – 1940   From the Wikipedia:  "The Hotel Del Monte was a large resort hotel in Monterey, California, from its opening in 1880 until 1942. It was one of the finest luxury

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Del Monte Date of candlestick: December 1925   Notes: From the Wikipedia:  "The Hotel Del Monte was a large resort hotel in Monterey, California, from its opening in 1880 until 1942. It was one of the finest luxury hotels in North America. During World War

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Iffland's, Newark, N.J. Distributor: L. Barth & Son Date of compote: Circa 1909 – 1919   Notes: An article in the June 2, 1909, Newark Star reveals that Iffland's, a Newark favorite for 37 years – and located at 187 Market Street – was about to close

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Recess Club – Detroit Date of ashtray/matchstand: circa 1927 – 1950s   Notes: The Recess Club opened in 1928 and was founded by 12 prominent Detroit businessmen to establish a luncheon club patterned after similar New York and European clubs. According to a club brochure published

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Berkshire Star 500 – Order of the Eastern Star Date of platter: circa 1934 -1952   Notes: From the Wikipedia: "The Order of the Eastern Star is a Masonic appendant body open to both men and women. It was established in 1850 by lawyer and educator

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Westvaco Country Club Date of examples: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: As was typical of large mills and industrial plants located in small, rural towns well into the 20th century, Westvaco Country Club was opened by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co. for

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Wrentham Show Boat Pattern name: Brooklyn – Underglaze Print Pattern #6046 Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: The Wrentham Show Boat on Route 1, Providence Pike in Wrentham, Massachusetts, was a dining and dancing restaurant owned by George and Joanne Mavrides, both the

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Colonial Hotel – Bangor, Pennsylvania Date of examples: circa 1929 – circa 1930   Notes: The Colonial at 58-62 Broadway, in Bangor, Pennsylvania, opened before 1906. It only had about 41 rooms, but it operated on the American plan with both a dining room and a

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Cook County Jail Pattern: Maythorne Distributor: The Stearnes Company – Chicago Date of plate: circa 1929   Notes: From Wikipedia: "The Cook County Jail, located on 96 acres (39 hectares) in South Lawndale, Chicago, Illinois, is operated by the Sheriff of Cook County. It is sometimes

Manufacturers: Scammell China and Walker China User: House of Chan, New York City Distributor (Scammell): Macy's Department Store, New York City Distributor (Walker): Minners & Co., New York City Date of Scammell example: Circa 1938-1954 Date of Walker example: Circa 1942-1944   Notes: Sou Chan was born in Canton China in

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Huyler's Pattern name: Design Patent #75,075 Date of example:  Circa 1928 – 1953   Notes: John S. Huyler was born in Manhattan in New York City in 1846. In 1875, at age 29, he opened a store at 869 Broadway, selling his freshly made taffy. The business

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Alisal Ranch Date of plate: 2000   Notes: Located in Solvang, California, Alisal Ranch and Resort occupies more than 10,000 acres in the Santa Ynez Valley northeast of Santa Barbara. It advertises itself as "California's Luxury Dude Ranch." According to the website, it opened in 1946

Manufacturer: Scammell China Name of user: Lauderdale Beach Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Date of plate: Circa 1936-1954   Notes: When the Art Deco-style six-story Lauderdale Beach Hotel opened in 1936, it contained 150 rooms with private baths. It operated as a winter resort that offered guests a choice of American or European

Manufacturer: Warwick China User: Hotel Hurth  Distributor: Price-Culton Co. – Huntington, West Virginia Date of plate: circa 1926   Notes: The Hotel Hurth, built by Adolph Hurth, Jr., opened on June 10, 1926, and was located at 222 Chillicothe Street in Portsmouth, Ohio. An article in the Portsmouth Times on

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Pattern: Water Themes – Spanish Galleon Date of service plates: circa 1926 – 1928   Notes: These service plates are part of the Water Themes series of transfer-printed and hand-painted ware as designed by Harry G. Aitken (1867–1952). Aitken came to work at Syracuse in 1904 as