Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Carr Mystery Pattern 2 Date of bowls: Unknown   Notes: We haven't been able to find a record of this pattern, and we haven't found this backstamp on any other piece of Carr China either. However, Carr did use this logo on page 3 of

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Underglaze Print Pattern 6150 Date of plate: 1951   Notes: With the number/color combination shown on the back, it was likely a sample and we have no idea if it was ever produced. Contributors: Plate photos – ebay seller nanny_06 Content: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Underglaze Print Pattern 6135 Date of soup bowl: 1942   Notes: This pattern was one that was inherited by Carr when the Warwick plant closed in 1951. It was known as Border Print Pattern #6135 and was used at Hotel Rowe in Grand Rapids, Mich. Jim

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Underglaze Print Pattern 7003 Distributor: M. L. Brill & Co., Chicago Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: Other than the print pattern number of this plate, nothing is known about it. Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Underglaze Print Pattern 6065 Border Pattern: Virginia 6059 Date of plate: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: This rose pattern turns up frequently partnered with Carr's border patterns, such as this instance with the Virginia border in an uncharacteristic gray color – probably the 40B referred

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Name of user: Bustanoby's Restaurants, New York City Date of example: circa 1902 – 1920   Notes: The Basque-born Bustanoby brothers, Andre, Jacques and Louis, opened the Cafe des Beaux-Arts, on 40th Street and 6th Avenue in 1902. It offered something besides food, which was unheard of

Manufacturer: Wm. Guerin & Co. Name of user: Bustanoby's Restaurants, New York City Distributor: Gimbel Brothers Date of example: circa 1913-20   Notes: The Basque-born Bustanoby brothers, Andre, Jacques and Louis, opened the Cafe des Beaux-Arts, on 40th Street and 6th Avenue in 1902. It offered something besides food, which

Manufacturer: Shenango China Name of user: Bustanoby's Restaurants, New York City Distributor: L. Barth & Son Date of mug: circa 1913-17 Date of creamer: circa 1913-17   Notes: The Basque-born Bustanoby brothers, Andre, Jacques and Louis, opened the Cafe des Beaux-Arts, on 40th Street and 6th Avenue in 1902. It

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern: Underglaze Print Pattern 6036 Distributor: Jones, McDuffee & Stratton Co., Boston, MA. Date of mustard: circa 1930s   Notes: Underglaze Print Pattern: 6036 with Art Nouveau-styled swags & scrolls resembling acanthus leaves – the classical architectural motif. This pattern was found in Carr's 1934 catalog,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Name of user: North Chicago Hospital – Chicago, Ill. Distributor: Restaurant China Co., St. Paul, Minn. Date of creamer: unknown   Per the Chicago Tribune, North Chicago Hospital was incorporated in 1906. It was founded as a private hospital by brothers Carl, Emil and Joseph Beck,

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Yosemite – Underglaze Print Pattern 6001 Date of creamer: 1946   Notes: This was a classic pattern made by several of the American commercial china manufacturers, in addition to Carr. White body creamer with a border around the top rim consisting of a small

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Washington – Underglaze Print Pattern 6004 Date of examples: circa 1920s – 1940s   Notes: This pattern is shown in green on white body and in brown on a Glo-Tan body. White body plate with an elaborate green border around the rim. The background

Manufacturer: Wellsville China Name of user: Porter House Restaurant, Long Island, N.Y. Date of plate: 1959-69   Located at 294 West Merrick Road and Central Avenue in Valley Stream, Long Island, Porter House Restaurant opened on May 23, 1946, according to the May 22 issue of Newsday, promoting the "charming

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Tudor Rose Date of plate: 1952   Notes: The Tudor Rose pattern was made in 1952 on Warwick's Avon shape. This piece is incredibly fragile – more delicate even than banquet weight china. Contributors: Susan and Ed Phillips

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Sea Foam – Underglaze Print Patter Unknown Date of plate: circa 1934 – 1937   Notes: This pattern designed by Paul Mattson was recently found by Bill Montgomery, who contributed the photos. It is not known if this was ever distributed. Glo-Tan body plate

Manufacturer: Warwick China Name of user: Nauheim Pharmacy Date of platter: 1920s-1930s   Notes: According to BayBottles.com, Nauheim Pharmacy was a chain drug store that operated in New York City and the greater New York metropolitan area, with 32 stores as of 1930. The first store was opened by druggist

Manufacturer: Jackson China Pattern name: Unique Date of soup plate: 1974   Notes: From page 459 of the Jackson China book is an undated Maitre d' Collections catalogue – probably post-1970 – that identifies this pattern of black, elongated teardrops placed just inside the verge as: Unique. With one exception

Manufacturer: Jackson China Name of pattern: Dakota (Airbrushed Ducks) Distributor: Frequently distributed by Kalberer Hotel Supply Date of china: circa 1950s-1960s   Notes: This design with two airbrushed ducks in flight and reeds below is shown in a 1960 Jackson catalogue (shown above) as the Dakota pattern in a maroon

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Roanoke – Underglaze Print Pattern 6055 Date of examples: Unknown   Notes: The Roanoke pattern is shown in the 1946-47 catalog in this version, brown on a tan body, though not marked Glo-Tan. A more attractive version of the pattern is shown above in a

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Richmond – Underglaze Print Pattern 6023 Date of examples: Unknown   Notes: Richmond is not seen all that often as made by Carr, but it was a very common restaurant-ware pattern among other manufacturers. White body china with an elaborate border in green around

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery Distributor: Mitchell Woodbury Co. Name of customer: Cafe Bova – Boston, MA Name of border pattern: #5040 Indian Border Date of examples: circa 1908-1918   Notes: L. E. Bova was a prominent Boston caterer. In 1901, he was operating the 800-seat restaurant in Norumbega Park, near Boston.

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Revere Date of pitcher: Unknown   Notes: No pattern number is known for Revere. As shown, the decoration is teal blue green on tan background. In her book Restaurant China Vol. 2, Barbara Conroy identified this pattern, but manufactured by Iroquois China, as having been

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Portland – Underglaze Print Pattern 6010 Date of plate: Unknown   Notes: This plate with the navy blue pattern on the rim was made for Waverly Hills Sanatorium, with the WHS logo. Portland was a pattern also made under other names by several china

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Petite – Underglaze Print Pattern 6021 Date of bowl: Unknown   Notes: The black diamonds and squares pattern on the border of this small oval bowl is a match for the Petite pattern found in two Carr catalogs. However, the ornament that interrupts Petite with

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Park Avenue – Underglaze Print Pattern 6020 Date of platter: Unknown   Notes: White body platter with a detailed green border around the rim. The detail within the border consists of stylized leaves or flowers sprinkled with tiny dots. A section of roughly three

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Norfolk – Underglaze Print Pattern 6007 Date of bowl: circa 1920s – 1930s   Notes: With its linked chain design, it's natural to wonder if the Norfolk (Virginia) Naval Base was inspiration for the pattern name. Contributors: Photos – Sheri Ann Johnson Content: Susan and

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Pattern Name: Mayflower Date of plate: 1936 Date of grill plate: circa 1930s – 1952   Notes: Mayflower is assumed to be a pattern designed by Paul C. Mattson, because it is among the collection of his daughter, Judy Reed. Also above, are photos of the five-section

Manufacturer: Carr China Company Name of pattern: Hyde Park – Underglaze Print Pattern 6039 Date of examples: circa 1930s – 1952   Notes: The blue pattern tends to look blurred, similar to a flow blue although certainly a different process. A variation is shown above in dark green, and you can

Manufacturer: Scammell China Name of user: Bookbinder's Restaurant – Philadelphia, Penn. Date of example: circa 1932 – 1954   Notes: Samuel Bookbinder founded an oyster bar in 1865 (Some sources say 1875, because Samuel was born in 1854). In 1898, Bookbinder moved to 125 Walnut Street, near the Delaware River.

Manufacturer: Homer Laughlin China Name of user: Bookbinder's Restaurant – Philadelphia, Penn. Date of examples: circa 1932 – 1954   Notes: Samuel Bookbinder founded an oyster bar in 1865 (Some sources say 1875, because Samuel was born in 1854). In 1898, Bookbinder moved to 125 Walnut Street, near the Delaware