Restaurant ware

Homer Laughlin, the largest pottery in the United States for much of the 20th century, first began producing hotelware in 1959, but by 1970, it ended its production of household porcelain.

[10] Homer Laughlin produced hotelware exclusively until the revival of interest in Fiesta Ware led to its reintroduction to its product lines.

[11] Although not ceramic and not generally considered hotelware, from 1950 to 1956 Anchor Hocking produced Fire King Jadeite ware that was aimed at catering establishments .

The company produced ware for such entities as the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (George Washington and Chessie Cat services), the Greenbrier, the Ahwahnee Hotel at Yosemite, the Roycroft Inn, the 1939 New York World's Fair, and the U.S.

[20] By the early 21st century, Syracuse China, which had for decades been a major producer of hotelware, ended manufacture in the US and outsourced production overseas.

Lithograph [ 1 ] on a plate produced by Iroquois China Company from 1930s or 1940s
The "Oakleigh" airbrushed stencil design on side plates by Syracuse China .
Hotelware coffee mug for the Humboldt restaurant in Rostock, Germany .
Buffalo Pottery plate made for Chesapeake & Ohio Railway c.1932