Knowles, Taylor, Knowles was originally in East Liverpool, Ohio, but the California operation started in 1923 in Santa Clara, California by Homer Knowles. Many items are marked "Hall" in a circle. The business went bankrupt, maybe as early as 1924. After a purchase by Interpace and one of the Wedgwood companies, a move to England ended U.S. production. Dog figurines were her specialty, but the shop also produced a series of Christmas plates from about 1950 through 1962. Mark Letters . Stangl pottery closed in 1978. The pottery was open until about 1973. The Louisville Stoneware mark was in use after 1970. Harker discontinued business about 1972. GMB moved to Los Angeles about 1924 after acquiring Tropico Pottery in the early 1920s. His work is marked with the Harris G. Strong name. From 1943present: brick & pavers, Carnegie Brick and Pottery Company Pottery plant, Figurines, art pottery, vases, urns, clay pipes, Handcraft Tile (San Jose Tile before 1931), Garden ware & architectural wall surfaces, "K.T.K" "K.T. [citation needed] The major area of U.S. household ceramics production was in the Los Angeles basin. Figurines were elegant and fragile with lace similar to Dresden, Germany figurines, typical of the 1940s and 1950s. The ceramics operation closed in 1953 and molds were sold, possibly to Gilner. Winart was marked with a foil label and some pieces have a script mark impressed on the bottom. Metlox Manufacturing Company bear figurines. McMaster made white clay figurines in the 1940s and some Disney pieces for Leeds, sometimes stamped with a black oval and the "McMaster" name. The heyday of California Pottery was from the 1920's through the 1950's. There were a number of talented artisans producing colorful and dramatic designs in the Southern California area. Ceramics California Oakland Museum Milwaukee Art Museum Denver Art Museum Smart Museum Of Art Museum Of Fine Arts Weisman Art Museum Everson Museum Santa Barbara Museum Rodin Museum $4,995.00 Peter Voulkos Signed Mid-century Modern Stoneware Pottery Vase, Circa 1950s 1stDibs.com Beatrice Wood Pottery Marks Dining And Entertaining Earthenware Another site has a similar one and they say it dates to the 1950's. Impressed signature, date and number to underside 'Flame mark/XIX/1120' with artist cipher. Read more about the VanBriggle history on their website: Van Briggle Pottery & Tile. It's been in business since 1922, and is still in operation in 2012 with a new stamp to commemorate 90 years of stamping with the Jugtown mark. Hunt, Eric Hellman and Cecil Jones are names to look for in Broadmoor and Colorado pottery as they signed some of the products. The former Gladding, McBean & Co.'s Lincoln factory was purchased by Pacific Coast Building Products in 1976 and continues to produce sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, and terra cotta garden ware. Much of the Universal production was marked with a round stamp, but Ballerina has a rectangular stamp with the ballerina logo. For example, Virginia Rose is a shape (see Robbins Nest: Virginia Rose china patterns). Max Weil started Weil of California in Los Angeles, CA in 1941, creating vases, figurines and dinnerware. It moved to Loveland, Colorado in 1957. Pat and Covey Stewart covered box with lid. HomegrownHandmade lists a website and more information on Potts Town Pottery, but the website is currently down. Roseville is usually marked in the mold with a script mark with a long tail on the "R" but yellow clay is a trademark of Ohio potteries. Other pieces are unmarked but the glazes are unusual and often help identify the products. B. and porcelain. 4 Antique Bauer Rosenthal & Co BRC Bavaria Purple Flower Porcelain Plates 7.75" . This pottery is sometimes marked McMaster Craft, and often has souvenir identification. It continued dinnerware and souvenir plate production until 1958. Some common California pottery marks include the initials of the potter, the date the piece was made, and the name of the pottery company. A form number and identification of the . Goss was made in Winooski, Middlebury and several Vermont towns over the years since 1970. 11 h 6 w d in. For more information on Homer Laughlin, see The Homer Laughlin China Company. Martin Stangl was a ceramic engineer first hired by Fulper in 1910. Some marks include the shape name such as Ever Yours. This page was last edited on 3 June 2021, at 03:06. mark is found on pottery that looks like Garden of the Gods or Nemadji swirl pottery. Most of the production has a drip glaze, making it easily identifiable. 1937 to 1942 C 806 is the shape number in the Catalina Pottery line made by Gladding, McBean & Co. 1937 to 1942 1937 to 1942 Used on Rancho tableware with or without Reg. Initially, they began producing many of the same items that had been made in Paducah, but they didn't stop there. California Originals pottery was located in Torrance, California, and the pottery is often marked Calif. Orig. Abingdon shapes are often plain Art Deco or geometric style and the glazes are smooth and often tertiary colors unusual blues, greens and pinks. 4 h 4 dia in. "Desert Ware" was a tan body vitreous porcelain, sometimes decorated with transfer patterns. Sebring was purchased by Royal China in 1964. The Conversation shape was a Walter Dorwin Teague design from the early 1950s, but LuRay was the most famous product made in the 1930s. In 1991, it moved to Edgerton, Wisconsin and expanded production, employing eight production potters and around 35 people total. and K." Art ware, restaurant ware, figurines & novelty giftware, Cookie Jars, giftware, tableware & utilitarian ware, Utility ware, flower pots, garden ware & art ware, San Jose Tile (Handcraft Tile after 1931), Stockton Terra Cotta Company (Stockton Art Pottery after 1896), Firebrick, sewer pipe & stove pipe & art pottery, Stockton Art Pottery (Stockton Brick and Pottery Company after 1901), Technical Porcelain and Chinaware Company (TEPCO), Sanitary ware & "California Porcelain" art ware, Figurines, art ware, gift ware, terra cotta, "Brad Keeler Art Ware" "American Pottery", B.J. Shenango China made vitreous china or restaurant ware in New Castle, PA. from the 1920s until the company was sold to Interpace in 1968. These marks indicate the manufacturer, the year the object was produced and, occasionally, the maker of the object. Stanley Ballard was an Alfred University graduate in ceramics in 1939 who produced pottery in the mid-century modern style. Letitia Landers published three volumes of (affiliate link) Camark Pottery: An identification and value reference in the 1990s, with catalog reprints in black and white. I have attended many auctions in all parts of the country. George RumRill was born in Gainesville, Texas, but worked from Little Rock, Arkansas to get his designs produced by the potteries. Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is the location of the Pigeon Forge Pottery, established about 1946 by the Ferguson family. Metlox and the Poppytrail name were sold to Evan K. Shaw in 1946. Purinton Pottery was located in Wellesville, Ohio from 1939 to 1941 and Shippenville, Pennsylvania, from 1941 through 1959. The Tennessee Association of Craft Artists website indicates that the Stegalls make utilitarian stoneware as well as pottery. Syracuse is marked with an under-glaze stamp, often in green. Catalina Clay Products made pottery from dark red or white clay, or a mix of both. Van Briggle Pottery Mark They used a pitcher and bowl set, a chamber pot, a toothbrush cup and assorted pieces in the bath area. The company made utilitarian art pottery and bathroom fixtures. 1919, glazed porcelain. The Limoges Meissna Mark has the words "Meissna Limoges France V-10" in pretty golden script. Homer Laughlin made sets of shapes of dinnerware and applied different decals, creating numerous variations. Pigeon Forge animals are an interesting area of collecting, but the dogwood decoration (shown) is most common. John B. Taylor and M.A. . Dogs, horses and Disney figurines were specialties, in miniature and larger sizes, sometimes marked with a foil sticker. Lot 92: Arthur Conant for Rookwood Pottery. Shawnee started production in 1936 and was in operation until 1963. From 1932-1942: "Pacific Pottery" tableware, kitchenware, art ware & figurines. To use the sortable tables: click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order. In 1948, Sascha Brastoff established a small pottery on Sepulveda Boulevard in West Lost Angeles. Gordy continued the tradition. Bauer expanded to Atlanta in 1945, producing Russel Wright designs for a short time. By 1948, "the peak year for the industry, over eight hundred ceramic concerns were in operation throughout California. Gilner Pottery of Culver City, California made pixies and other figurines from the 1930s to 1958. For a better look at the IOGA mark, see Kovels.com. For more information on Lenox China, see the Lenox website's History section. William Hunt, of Columbus, Ohio, is a studio potter who works in earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. Hueckel China and Porcelain Company, Inc. Los Angeles Stoneware Company (Douglass Clay Products Company after 1903), "French Chef Cookware" cookware and "California Giftware" giftware, Tableware, kitchenware, art ware & figurines, Pacific Art Tile Company (Western Art Tile Company after 1904, Pacific Sewer Pipe Company (Pacific Clay Products after 1916), Proutyline Products (American Encaustic Tiling Co. after 1926), "Robert Maxwell Stoneware" art ware, planters, figurines. TV lamps, large serving and decorative pieces with airbrushed designs were typical Lane production. Sebring was one of the Ohio potteries (located in Sebring, OH.) Vontury maintained the studio until his death in 1992. This mark causes confusion with collectors, as the immediate reaction is that this is Roseville Pottery, another company in the area that was much more famous. Universal Potteries was located in Cambridge, Ohio from 1934 to 1955 and the "Ballerina" shape was one of the best sellers with Cattails the decal you're most likely to see. The Pfaltzgraff mark is impressed into the wet clay. Wallace China started in Huntington Beach California in the 1930's. Desert Ware was a popular line of restaurant dinnerware during the 1930's & 1940's. The company relocated to Vernon California and continued operations there until 1959 when Shenango acquired Wallace China. Large bowl manufactured before 1952. Metlox was one California pottery using firing pins. It also made decorator items, plaques and a few utilitarian pieces during the 1940s until about 1964. John Frank started Frankoma Pottery in Sapulpa, Oklahoma about 1936. Metlox closed in 1989, but it sold large quantities of hand-painted dinnerware over the years. American Ceramics Products Company was the new name for La Mirada Pottery after 1939. In the mid-1930s, Vernon Kilns established a short-lived art division featuring the work of top designers like May and Vieve Hamilton, Harry Bird and Jane Bennison. Evan's pottery is one of the Brown family potters, in operation since 1955. VanBriggle Pottery has been in continuous business for more than 100 years, but is in reorganization in 2012. California potters large and small have left a legacy of tableware design, collectibles, art, and architecture. Art pottery production continued from about 1931 until 1937. George Emery, Sr. was the driving force behind this pottery. Given the number of manufacturers and the long production period of this earthenware, it is often difficult to date an object. Only a fraction of California potteries survived this competition through the early 1960s. Later pieces were marked in the mold. It operated Synar as Gracetone Pottery through 1967. Franciscan Ware was one of the names of Gladding, McBean & Company, operating in California from about 1875. Pfaltzgraff produced red clay flower pots during the Depression along with some figurines and art pottery. A. Bauer pottery started production in Los Angeles, California in 1910. This options two circles, one inside the opposite, which create a ring-like form. Bernice Stamper published a book entitled (affiliate link) Vallona Starr Ceramics (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) in 1995. American Pottery Marks and Resource Directory, Paul E. 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He and his wife, Anne, worked together about 5 years before his death from tuberculosis. Roman numerals identify the year of production from 1900 until 1967. Charleton Decorating Company operated in New York, New York starting about 1941 and was a branch of Abels, Wasserberg & Co. Charleton decorated wares for many companies, including Fenton, Cambridge, Westmoreland and Consolidated Glass. Coventry was out of business by the 1960s. Alan Stegall and his wife, Nancy, have a pottery business in Erwin, Tennessee. It made "Corn King" for which it is best known, but it also produced salt and pepper shakers and extensive lines of kitchenware, along with flower pots and planters. Calpotter was a Laguna Beach, California pottery company operating in the 1940s and maybe into the 1950s. Vernon closed in 1958 and Metlox Pottery purchased the molds and produced some of the Vernon designs. No chips or cracks, just all-over faint crazing. Identify the differences in U.S. ceramics and information about the manufacturing process. Rockdale closed in 1997. Gladding, McBean & Co. Franciscan ware Wild Flowers pattern pitcher. Gordy.". Whether its English pottery marks or German porcelain marks, Japanese vintage backstamps or Chinese seal marks, the abundance of unknown branding logos sometimes can seem like a frighteningly huge subject to tackle. Fig. These were souvenir pieces available for sale in the shop near the Railroad in Canon City, Colorado. He marks his work with a stylized "H" and the year or "Hunt" and the year. How to identify collectable and vintage pottery dogs made in the USA. Guppy's was located in Corona del Mar, California in the 1940s and 1950s, making square plates and drip glaze pottery in browns, yellows and greens. Copa de Oro (Mary Jane Hart) horse figurine. In the late 1970s, as a two-person pottery studio and shop, sales were made through art fairs and the studio showroom. The mark is sometimes impressed in the wet clay, but potter's marks may be incised by hand. Sascha Brastoff (1981-1993) began his career in the Sculpture Center in Manhattan. Smaller, lesser known companies included Batchelder, Catalina Island, Brayton Laguna . The Tropico Pottery mark was used on kitchenware (mixing bowls) and art ware from April 15, 1935 to December 31,1937. In July 1931, Faye G. Bennison purchased the former Poxon China pottery renaming the company Vernon Kilns. The clay was a light beige, and most pieces are hand-signed in script in the wet clay. RumRill was marked in the mold and usually included a shape number. Some marks look like a circle, square, bird or animal shape, etc. The stamped mark was a helmet and crossed swords with the name "Warwick" and sometimes "IOGA.". Orig. Description: A group of five Jun ware pottery decorations Comprising three bowls, a dish and tall vase. It was a large and successful operation, purchasing other tile companies throughout the first half of the 20th century. These related businesses were glazed with the guidance of Ethel Harris, as she supervised San Jose Potteries in her work with the Works Progress Administration (WPA), an effort to put people back to work in the 1930s performing reconstruction and public works projects. Other marks on Roselane pieces are indented stamps on the larger figurines and print stamps on the smaller ones. Who Made American Pottery Bird Figurines? Much of the Vallona Starr output wasn't marked, but some pieces are marked in the mold. Some of the Hall teapots are interesting shapes and very valuable. Eric Hellman developed the painting method for Nemadji Pottery in 1929. Watt Pottery used an impressed circular mark on some pieces. The most active period for the production of household ceramics including tableware, kitchenware, giftware, and art ware was from the 1930s through the 1960s. [1] Poxon China was located at 2300 East 52nd Street. Hall China made dinnerware and vitreous china in East Liverpool, Ohio, but production of Autumn Leaf made it famous, starting in 1933. Taylor, Smith and Taylor was a dinnerware company in Chester, West Virginia, from 1899 through the 1970s. Coffee mugs made for the restaurant trade can still be found on the secondary market. California pottery includes industrial, commercial, and decorative pottery produced in the Northern California and Southern California regions of the U.S. state of California. He established Cybis Porcelain in the 1950s and died in 1957. Most of the eCanada products are pastel colors blue, pink, yellow and green. This McCoy line was from about 1905 and often has an incised mark identifying it as Loy-Nel-Art. See their recent pieces at the Louisville Stoneware website. Note that some of the marks have been enhanced for clarity the original, unedited marks appear on linked photos. Shenango became a division of Syracuse China about 1990. Durlin Brayton started the Brayton Laguna pottery in his Laguna Beach, California home in 1927, expanding to a dedicated facility, operating until about 1967. The company was sold to Designer Accents in 1985 and closed in 1990. Some marks show the Sebring name in the Ohio outline; others show "S.P. The California company used the K.T.K. Hagen-Renaker minis are often glued to a small card with the company name. Haldeman sold the factory in 1947. Production includes brick, sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, tile, garden ware, tableware, kitchenware, art ware, figurines, giftware, and ceramics for industrial use. The mark shown is a very loopy font that spells out the Weller name. La Mirada Pottery operated in Los Angeles, California from 1935 until 1939. According to Cajunc there are a few ways to figure out where your piece originated. Niloak is known for swirl pottery called "Mission Ware" but it also made figurines and accessories for the home. A Winstanley model of a recumbent grey and A Winstanley model of a recumbent grey and white tabby cat with yellow eyes and with painted signature to base. plus expert appraisal, valuation, FREE sale advice and brokerage services, a FREE price/value guide, FREE sale prices, values, wish list and more.Selling and valuing online since 1997. Production includes brick, sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, tile, garden ware, tableware, kitchenware, art ware, figurines, giftware, and ceramics for industrial use. Michael and Lori Palmer wrote a book on (affiliate link) The Charleton Line published by Schiffer Books. 2> Pottery; Roseville Raymor fruit bowl in avocado green. Blue Mountain started with purchased blanks, but began producing red clay bodies with drip glazes around 1953. "Shelledge" and "Federal" were popular thin porcelain shapes. California Potteries and Marks This table lists major California potteries of the twentieth century and their locations, dates active, and marks. Malay Blossom was one of the dinnerware lines. Georgia Art Pottery was started in 1907 in Alvaton, Ga. by W. T. B. Gordy, father of W. J. Gordy. The marks below are images we've captured on ceramics we have owned. The name was changed to Hyalyn-Cosco and later Hyalyn Pottery. There are over 300 maker's marks currently in the database with more to be added in the future. Bought by Universal Rundle Corp. in 1951. Charleton often used pink enamel roses and a foil label identifies Charleton decoration. Vernon Kilns closed in 1958, J.A. His strong designs and mid-century modern art style kept him at the forefront of the industry in his artistic endeavors, working in pottery for years, then shifting his talent to wall decor, prints and paper in later life. The Royal Gorge Scenic R.R. Bauer Pottery after 1950), California Brick and Tile Company (formerly Owens Brick Company, Figurines, giftware, tableware & art ware, California Ceramics (Ceramic Manufacturing Company), California China Products Company (CCPCo), California Figurine Company (Weil of California after 1946), "Weil Ware" giftware, artware, tableware & figurines, Tableware, art ware, tile, giftware & figurines, Giftware, kitchenware, art ware & figurines, Crest China Company (Royal Crest China after 1952), Cookie jars, kitchenware, giftware, & planters, Douglass Clay Products Company (Pacific Sewer Pipe after 1910), Flintridge China Company (Gorham after 1970), "Clay in Mind" planters, cookware, & giftware, Grand Feu Art Pottery (Brauckman Art Pottery), Heirlooms of Tomorrow (California Originals after 1955). This was called "Solana Ware" and the pottery was LaSolana Potteries, continuing operation through part of the 1980s. Brastoff pieces are often marked "Sascha" on the front or with a rooster logo and the full name on the back. (affiliate link) Lehner shows Chantilly China sold by Tebor, Inc. and affiliated with American Crownford China. note: this book is apparently out of print, and may be difficult to find. Roseville, Ohio, was the location of several potteries, including Roseville Pottery one of the best known American pottery companies. It also decorated porcelain and pottery as well as glass, including lamps, clocks and figurines. Fig. Canuck Pottery started producing Evangeline Ware about 1938. Sometimes you can identify an unmarked plate with the USA impressed mark on a rounded ecru back, but most dinnerware sets had an individual stamp. Ivory Jewel Porcelain vase with japonesque scene. Much of the Cherokee production is dated as well as marked with "Cherokee" and an arrow. We'll update this if we can find another for you. He died in 2010 at the age of 85 after a long life of pottery production. Evans produces stoneware and low-fired raku for the decorator trade. How to identify US pottery companies and origins by clay color. Ozark Frontier was an early 1970s mark, according to G. L. Dybwad, author of (affiliate link) Dryden Pottery of Kansas and Arkansas: An Illustrated History, Catalog, and Price Guide, published in 2001. Camark is noted for Lessell art pottery and handpainted flower designs, often over molded shapes. He designed RumRill pottery, but it was made by other companies, including RedWing (1931), Shawnee (1938), Florence (1939) and Gonder (1943). O.P.Co. You'll find this shape with different decals. Watt Pottery made yellow clay pottery in Crooksville, Ohio, from about 1922 until 1965. [2] Vernon produced ceramic tableware, art ware, giftware, and . There many different Poppytrail marks: (1) "Poppytail " on a 45 degree angle across an outline of the state of California; (2) flower with "MADE IN / CALIFORNIA / Poppytrail / POTTERY / BY/ METLOX"; and (3) circular mark with "POPPY TRAIL" in upper arch, "MADE IN CALIFORNIA" in reverse bottom arch, and "BY /METLOX" in center. Chohlidakis pottery distribution seems to be primarily in Texas and California. Haeger Potteries has been in operation in Dundee, Illinois for about 140 years. The pottery is made in Cougar, Washington. Niloak is identified by incised marks in the clay, but much Niloak has a raised "Niloak" in the mold. $100.00 1 bid Sept. 1938 to Feb. 1939. RedWing closed in 1967 but reopened in 1996 with pottery demonstrations and limited production. The pottery is still in business in 2012. Rocky Mountain Pottery Company was started by Leland Huston in 1953 in Denver, Colorado. Today, only a few are still in business. Cherokee Pottery is located in Porum, Oklahoma, producing Cherokee Nation pottery since 1977. Cordey China Co. started making figurines and decorative items in Trenton, New Jersey about 1942. He used pottery for his canvas in the Weller style, first working for his mother, Yvonne Hoadley, who had a shop. Freeman-McFarlin was a California pottery operating in El Monte from the early 1950s until about 1980. Gladding, McBean & Co. grew from one factory manufacturing sewer pipe and architectural terra cotta in Lincoln, California to factories throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. Weil is often marked with a burro logo and the "Weil Ware" name, along with "Made in California." Also marked "Bell" inside a bell design. (signed). Joy Thompson spring and autumn figurines. Mt. Architect Julia Morgan used tiles to adorn her buildings including the Hearst Castle in the 1920s. Founded in 1910 in Roseville, Ohio, McCoy Pottery later moved to Zanesville, Ohio, as part of a merger with other pottery companies. Bottles were gourd-like; a few, asymmetrical (21) like certain gourds; others bilobate as are gourds; the scoop was but a gourd cut in half; and pottery rattles were like the gourd ones. Often found with drip glazes during the mid-century modern era, this company produced ashtrays, cookie jars, vases and a few figurines. The Kenwood mark is also Shawnee pottery. Desert Sands Pottery, originally started by Arthur Evans, was in Boulder City, Nevada, producing swirl clay items from the 1940s until 1962. Top 10 Tips For Smart Flea Market Shopping. There are many problems with company names. that began operation about the turn of the 20th century, producing dinnerware and decorative plates. 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