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Nice simple bowl. Value of a dollar or two in mint

Turf Catering Company. Nice tan body piece

Barwoods
You know that joke right? Does a bar s*** in the woods?

Hotel Illinois

Very plain but very pretty creamer. I really like these understated colors. Nice piece even though value is low $10 or so

Yup! Part of a Hotel Roosevelt creamer. I have no idea where the other photo went of the whole darn thing. These run around $25-$35 when the market is high. Hotel Roosevelt is in New Orleans I believe. Haven't been there. Want to go.

Cafe Diablo Kaffee Klatsch
This is one loud cup. Not my taste. Presented here to show all types and sizes.
Unusual thin design as well.

Disneyland Salad plate. Bought in Redlands, California for about $7 and sold fo rabout $20. Pretty common though sometimes get good prices. I think this was a late 1970s piece.

I don't know this pattern name but in the 30s or maybe the 40s there seems to have been a lot of different white with red artwork plates from most of the big plate makers circulating. Personally I do not care for this type of art or coloring. Seems blechhh like to me. Value is low and it is very common. There might be an odd piece out there that was used in railroad dining cars or something so do your research before dumping these at your next garage sale for a buck each.

Bon's Cafe. I think this was owned by Bon Scott
!Psych!

The Modernistas (I think I invented the word) go apes*** for these sorts of skinny skrawny stick-like ugly art pieces. I don't get them. They represent everything I love about restaurant china...Hearty! Heavy! Substantial! Warm! Big portions! Gravy! This looks like bad art imitating bad art. Modernism. Backwardism. Go figure. Eames chairs! Ha! Give me a lazy boy anyday. Much as I love my Craftsman Oak stuff, it sure hurts to sit in it. They are punishment. Big pillow. Big portions. Big calories. Big cars! Big motors! Big rooms! Big windows! Big speakers. I like things BIG!

Sorry

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