Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Mickey Mouse Date of pitcher: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: his is an early Carr backstamp and an early depiction of Mickey Mouse, hand drawn. Mickey's on the other side of the creamer, too, and the drawing is very close but slightly different. We're assuming

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: Mitchell Woodbury Co. Name of user: Cafe Max – Boston, Mass. Date of examples: 1913   Notes: In 1905, Joseph White applied for a license to sell intoxicating liquors at 11 Kneeland Street. In 1912, White and his wife, Rose, were operating a restaurant and saloon

Manufacturer: Mayer China Co. Distributor: Mitchell Woodbury Co. Name of user: Cafe Max – Boston, Mass. Date of examples: 1913   Notes: In 1905, Joseph White applied for a license to sell intoxicating liquors at 11 Kneeland Street. In 1912, White and his wife, Rose, were operating a restaurant and

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Wiener Dog Date of item: Unknown   Notes: Carr collector Pat Ann Mayle was kind enough to share these photos with us, and here is her description: "We have seen less than a half a dozen of the wiener dogs and one that was made into

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Bobby Set Date of examples: circa 1934 – 1937   Notes: We purchased these two plates and fruit bowl as a charming set with no clue for whom they were made. We assumed it was intended as a baby gift, and can tell from the

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Training Shapes Date of examples: circa 1930s   Notes: It has been said that these shapes were made by Wheeler Carr Bachman's mother for him in anticipation of his employment at Carr China after he finished college. The pieces shown are: No. 86 – Celery Tray,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Glo-Tan Backstamp Designs Date of designs: circa 1934   Notes: Glo-Tan was Carr's trade name for its tan-bodied ware. In her book "Restaurant China Vol. 2," Barbara Conroy stated that it was made "circa 1940s-1952." A friend asked not too long ago when we thought Glo-Tan

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Early Glo-Tan Backstamp Date of creamer: circa early 1930s   Notes: This is just a plain, double-lined cafe-style creamer, but we bought it for the unusual Glo-Tan backstamp. We can only imagine this must have preceded the sunburst that we're much more familiar with. No

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Pulaski's Masterpiece Date of bowl: circa 1940s – 1952   Notes: For at least a quarter of a century, Alexis Pulaski was a well-known breeder of first Doberman pinschers and then poodles in the New York City area, with kennels in Willimantic, Conn., and New Brunswick,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China Name of pattern: Monterey – DC-101 Date of plate: 1957   Notes: This pattern has been found in a binder of Syracuse patterns as well as in a 1960 catalogue, both shown above. The flowered design is likely cherry blossoms, not just because they are pink and

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr China Souvenir Cup Date of cup: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: Look at this cup that our friend Bill Montgomery found! Looks like a State Parks piece, right? Except it's on a white clay body with red lines (rather than rust) and is backstamped:

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: American Red Cross Date of plate: circa 1940s   Notes: Thanks to Jean and Rolland Campbell for sharing this old, used and abused, mystery plate with us. As you can see, it is plain white with the backstamp: Gift of American People Thru the American Red

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Carr China RimRol Sign Date of sign: Unknown   Notes: Anyone who is familar with Shenango China and its RimRol shape will be fascinated by this sign, shared with us by David McGrann, who photographed it from the collection of Roger Hardy. More info to

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Carr China Service Appreciation Pattern: Rho Dendra Date of plate: 1941   Notes: As the backstamp says, this plate was made to honor employees with 25 years of service to the company. The gray design with black lines, in addition to what looks like a stock

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Underglaze Print Pattern 6064 Date of examples: Unknown   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 description

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Frog Ashtrays Date of one example: 1946   Notes: Many people have stories to tell about the Carr frog ashtrays that appear very rarely. Were they the work of employees on their own? Were they available for sale, or were they made as advertising pieces? Some

Manufacturer: Shenango China Name of user: Louis Prima's Fairway to the Stars Date of plate: 1968   Notes: From the Wikipedia: Louis Prima "was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader." From the VintageLasVegas website: "Prima's estate at 279 E Warm Springs was home to a recording studio, headquarters for

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Name of user: Cafe Madrid Distributor: L. Barth & Son Date of cup and saucer: circa 1905 – 1912   Notes: On May 1, 1905, James Churchill started the Cafe Madrid on Broadway at 46th Street in New York City, and based on old newspaper stories of

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 11 Date of creamer: 1952   Notes: This pattern has been identified in an undated Warwick China catalog as border pattern #6182. It was produced in March 1952, after Warwick went out of business and Carr acquired its pattern cylinders – and

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 10 Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1937   Notes: Photos of this fabulous 1930s-era test plate were shared with us by Penny Hunt; it comes from her mother's collection. It bears the distinctive ~M~ signature used by Paul C. Mattson, a designer

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Underglaze Print Pattern 7015 Date of bowl: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: With the number/color combination shown on the back, this was likely a sample and we have no idea if it was ever produced. The number and style fits into the the

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 9 Date of plate: 1952   Notes: Nothing is known about this handsome pattern that was made in early 1952. Editor's note: This entry comes from the Carr China website whose content has been transferred to the IDwiki. An effort was made

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 8 Date of pitcher: 1952   Notes: Similar rim stock patterns with dark red or green designs with waves, crests, scrolls or rick rack were made by most major manufacturers. Editor's note: This entry comes from the Carr China website whose content

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Busto's Restaurant Date of examples (Scammell's Trenton China): circa 1924-54   Notes: Busto's restaurant was founded in 1903 by Frank Busto. Around 1920, it moved into a new four-story building at 11 Stone Street, near the waterfront in lower Manhattan. Busto died on May 23, 1921.

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 7 Date of creamer: 1952   Notes: Nothing is known about this pattern, but given its date, February 1952, it might have been a Warwick China pattern since Carr ended up with Warwick's decorating cylinders when that company closed. This theory is a

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 6 Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: Nothing is known about this pattern except that we also found examples of it in the West Virginia Museum, documented on this page in dark green and blue on a white clay body.

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 5 Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: Carr's pattern name and number are unknown for this pattern with its Art Deco ornaments spaced around the rim of this small plate. However, it was a very popular pattern made by at least three American

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 4 Date of plate: circa late 1930s   Notes: No clue as to this pattern. It is shown on Glo-Tan China and the backstamp style matches that of a plate owned by designer Paul Mattson's daughter. This is not Mattson's beautiful printing, but

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 3 Date of plate: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: The pattern name and number are unknown for this lotus or waterlily design, but we have seen it several times so it likely was a regular stock pattern with what looks like

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 1 Plate Distributor: Monongahela China & Glassware Co. Mug Distributor: A.C. Hoskins – Morgantown, W.V. Date of examples: circa 1934 – 1952   Notes: This pattern is also seen among the work owned by Judy Reed and designed by her father, Paul C.