Manufacturer: Mayer China Pattern name: Manhattan Date of True Ivory plate and grouping: Circa 1930s Date of bouillon cup: Circa 1940s-1960s Notes: The pattern has a subdued mint green background with bright pastel vines, acanthus leaves and flowers in the border design that covers the rim. It is surrounded on

Manufacturer: Carr China Name of user: Chez Paul, Chicago Date of bouillon: 1948 Notes: From the Wikipedia, "Chez Paul was a French restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. Established in 1945 by Paul Contos, Chez Paul became famous under Paul's son, Bill. When it was open, it was the oldest French restaurant in

Manufacturer: Carr China User: Phil's Restaurant, Elkins, W.V. Date of grill plate: Circa mid-1930s – circa mid-1940s   Notes: Located at what must have been a busy intersection of Davis Avenue and Routes 33, 219 and 259 in Elkins, W.V., Phil's Restaurant was opened in 1929 by Willard "Phil" Phillips

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Trade Winds Hotel – Fort Lauderdale, Florida Date of examples: circa 1940 – 1954   Notes: The Trade Winds Hotel at 1 North Atlantic Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale,Florida, opened around 1940. It is not listed in the 1939 Hotel Red Book but is listed in 1941.

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: The Town House Hotel – Los Angles, California Date of plate: circa 1929 – 1954   Notes: The 14-story Town House, at 2961 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angles, California, opened September 10, 1929, as an apartment house with 140 apartments. The Town House was advertised as

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Town House Hotel – Los Angles, California Date of service plate: circa 1929 – 1954   Notes: The 14-story Town House Hotel, at 2961 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angles, California, opened September 10, 1929, as an apartment house with 140 apartments. The Town House was advertised

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Touraine – Boston, Massachusetts Pattern Name: Grecian Date of example: circa 1927 – 1950   Notes: The ten-story building on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, opened September 8, 1897, as the Hotel Touraine. It was built for, and operated by,

Manufacturer: Syracuse China User: Hotel Touraine – Boston, Massachusetts Date of examples: circa 1927 – 1950   Notes: The ten-story building on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, opened September 8, 1897, as the Hotel Touraine. It was built for, and operated by, Joseph Reed Whipple.

Manufacturer: Buffalo China User: Hotel Touraine – Boston, Massachusetts Date of example: 1921   Notes: The ten-story building on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, opened September 8, 1897, as the Hotel Touraine. It was built for, and operated by, Joseph Reed Whipple. The Whipple Company

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Hotel Touraine – Boston, Massachusetts Date of example: circa 1928 – 1954   Notes: The ten-story building on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, opened September 8, 1897, as the Hotel Touraine. It was built for, and operated by, Joseph Reed Whipple.

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Hotel Touraine – Boston, Massachusetts Date of examples: circa 1897 – 1924   Notes: The ten-story building on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets in Boston, Massachusetts, opened September 8, 1897, as the Hotel Touraine. It was built for, and operated by, Joseph Reed Whipple.

Manufacturer: Syracuse and Sterling User: Casino Club Date of Sterling cup: 1977 Date of Syracuse plate: 1975   Notes: The Casino Club is located under the shadow of the Hancock Building in Chicago at 195 E Delaware Place and was founded in 1914. It is quite a private social club that

Manufacturer: Bauscher User: Northmoor Country Club Distributor: Arthur Schiller & Son Date of demi cup: 1931   Notes: From its website, Northmoor Country Club, founded in 1918 in Highland Park, Illinois, offers the usual amenities of a private, family club, including "27 holes of golf, with its original 18 holes

Manufacturer: Jackson China User: Astrodome Club – Houston, Texas Date of plate: circa 1965 – 1973   Notes: The Astrodome Club, first managed by food concessionaire Harry M. Stevens, was an exclusive amenity to season ticket holders that seated 600 guests. Located on the fifth floor of the Houston Astrodome,

Manufacturers: Maddock Pottery and Syracuse China User: The Hotel Thorndike – Boston, Massachusetts Distributor for Maddock Pottery: Mitchell Woodbury Date of examples: circa 1900 – 1921   Notes: The six-story Hotel Thorndike, at the corner of Boylston Street and Park Square in Boston, Massachusetts, opened in 1885. It contained a

Manufacturers: Maddock Pottery and Syracuse China User: The Hotel Thorndike – Boston, Massachusetts Distributor for Maddock Pottery: Mitchell Woodbury Date of examples: circa 1900 – 1921   Notes: The six-story Hotel Thorndike, at the corner of Boylston Street and Park Square in Boston, Massachusetts, opened in 1885. It contained a

Manufacturers: Wedgewood China and Buffalo China User: The Hotel Thorndike – Boston, Massachusetts Distributor for Buffalo China: Charles R. Lynde Date of examples: circa 1916 – 1921   Notes: The six-story Hotel Thorndike, at the corner of Boylston Street and Park Square in Boston, Massachusetts, opened in 1885. It contained

Manufacturers: Jackson China, Bailey-Walker China User: Piccaninny Barbecue, Chicago Dates: Bailey-Walker platter, 1940; Jackson mug, 1930-1946   Notes: This mug and platter were used at the Piccaninny Barbecue in Chicago, with several locations variously identified in their ads as being on Madison at Hamlin Street (or Hamlin and Madison or

Manufacturers: Arzberg China and Rosenthal China User: Lufthansa Senator Date of examples: circa 1958 – 1960s   Notes: Lufthansa Senator Luxury Non-Stop Service began in November 1958, between Hamburg, Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and New York. Senator flights were extremely popular with world-famous transatlantic travelers. Senator flights offered an on-board chef preparing

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Thayer Hotel – West Point, New York Distributor: L. Barth & Son Date of examples: circa 1926 – 1932   Notes: The six-story, 225-room Thayer Hotel opened May 27, 1926, in West Point, New York. It is located at 674 Thayer Road on the US Military

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Thayer Hotel – West Point, New York Date of service plate: circa 1926   Notes: The six-story, 225-room Thayer Hotel opened May 27, 1926, in West Point, New York. It is located at 674 Thayer Road on the US Military Academy, better known as West Point.

Manufacturer: Shenango China User: Thayer Hotel – West Point, New York Date of examples: circa 1943 – 1950s   Notes: The six-story, 225-room Thayer Hotel opened May 27, 1926, in West Point, New York. It is located at 674 Thayer Road on the US Military Academy, better known as West

Manufacturer: Carr China Company User: Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America Pattern name: Princess – Underglaze Print Pattern 6056 Date of celery dish: circa 1930s-1952   Notes: From The Steel Zipper website: "The Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America was formed in 1914 as a direct result of a bitter union strike in

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: The New Monterey Hotel – Asbury Park, New Jersey Distributor: Duparquet Date of examples: circa 1930 – 1941   Notes:  The six-story, 350-room New Monterey Hotel opened June 29, 1912, in Asbury Park, New Jersey. It was located directly on the boardwalk at 6th Avenue and

Manufacturers: Scammell China and Sterling China User: Terrace Plaza Hotel – Cincinnati, Ohio Date of examples: circa 1948 – 1972   Notes: The 20-story Terrace Plaza, at 15 W 6th Street, between Vine & Race in Cincinnati, opened July 19,1948. It was the first hotel designed by the now-prominent architects

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: The Tavern – Mansfield, Massachusetts Distributor: Mitchell Woodbury & Company Date of example: circa 1908 – 1924   Notes: Walter M. Lowney founded the Lowney Candy Company in Boston in 1883. In 1903, Lowney built a six-story chocolate factory in Mansfield. The Tavern, a 3 1/2

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Sweet Hotels Company Date of examples: circa 1924 – 1946   Notes: John S. Sweet had been in the hotel business for years when he founded the Sweet Hotels Company around 1920. Sweet Hotels leased and operated hotels in Kansas and Missouri. It was still operating

Manufacturer: Scammell China User: Stanhope Hotel – New York, New York Distributor: Nathan Straus & Sons Date of plate: circa 1926 – 1936   Notes: The Hopestand Realty Company built the 15-story Stanhope Hotel on the corner of 5th Avenue and 81st Street in New York City. When it opened

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Hotel Standish Hall – New York, New York Distributor: E. Kronman, Inc. Date of plate: 1923   Notes: The 15-story Hotel Standish Hall, at 45 W 81st Street in New York City, opened in 1923 as an apartment hotel. It contained around 300 one – and

Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery User: Hotel Stafford – Baltimore, Maryland Date of examples: circa 1900 – 1924   Notes: The 11-story Hotel Stafford, at Charles and Madison Streets in Baltimore, Maryland, opened November 5, 1894. It had about 140 guest rooms. The main dining room was located on the first floor,