Manufacturer: Scammell
Distributor: American China & Glassware Co.
User: Hotel Waldron – Pontiac, Michigan
Date of examples: circa 1927 – 1954

1929 Exterior Building Photograph

Matchbook from the Golden Pheasanat Coffee Shoppe at the Hotel Waldron

2022 Photograph of the Building Exterior that was originally the Hotel Waldron

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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 Pheasant Coffee Shoppe served dinner.  A 1944 newspaper article mentions a private dining room. The Waldron is listed in the 1963 Hotel Red Book, but not in 1964. A fire in March 1975 destroyed part of the building, but the section fronting on Pike Street remains in 2022.

Scammell produced a Lamberton China service that is crested with a multi-color shield logo.  The decal pattern features a golden pheasant, which fits perfectly with the name of the Waldron coffee shop. This decal pattern was used by other customers. It was customized with the Waldron shield crest and a black rim line. American China and Glassware Co., of Chicago, was the distributor.

Source:
digitalcollections.detroitpubliclibrary.org – 1929 exterior photograph with taxicabs

Contributor:
Author and photos: Larry Paul