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. Goss Vermont is marked with a script "Goss" and printed "Vermont" in a red clay body. Catalog Number 1996.0344.04 Baldwin, Cinda K. In 1948, Sascha Brastoff established a small pottery on Sepulveda Boulevard in West Lost Angeles. Some of his pottery is marked Wihoas or Shezane, and the RW initials indicate his work. This pottery is sometimes marked McMaster Craft, and often has souvenir identification. Pfaltzgraff produced red clay flower pots during the Depression along with some figurines and art pottery. These were souvenir pieces available for sale in the shop near the Railroad in Canon City, Colorado. Our guess is that Carmel pottery was located in Carmel, California, but we have no information on this company. Hall China made dinnerware and vitreous china in East Liverpool, Ohio, but production of Autumn Leaf made it famous, starting in 1933. American Ceramics Products Company was the new name for La Mirada Pottery after 1939. Sold with a tile by American Encaustic Tiling Co. having impressed circular manufacturer's mark to verso 'AETCO' and . Obviously, the original name of a German company was in German. Learn how to distinguish American pottery by clay color, the base, numbers written on the foot, glaze type and the weight. A Bennett Pottery Company Records NMAH.AC.0213 Page 2 of 4 Biographical Note Bennett was the founder of the Edwin Bennett Pottery Company, Baltimore, Maryland which operated 1846-1936. The first McCoy Pottery was started in 1848 in the Zanesville, Ohio, area. It operated in Saint John, New Brunswick and later LaBelle, Quebec, producing Evangeline Ware and other products in both white and red clay. As people moved into California after statehood in 1848, the demand for ceramic products grew exponentially. Wedgwood closed the Franciscan Ceramics plant in 1984, moving production of the Franciscan tableware brands to England. Gilmer Potteries was sold to Hall China in 1977 and then sold to Olympic Tile. Potts Town Pottery of Seagrove, North Carolina makes hand-turned pottery on the wheel with lead-free glazes. Bauer in 1962, and Metlox in 1988. [2] Vernon produced ceramic tableware, art ware, giftware, and . Gordy started the original pottery, and his sons, W.T. It also made dinnerware lines with hand-painted decoration of apples, starflowers, roosters, foliage, teardrops and tulips. Haeger made Royal Haeger while Royal Hickman was affiliated with the company. 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. In the late 1970s, as a two-person pottery studio and shop, sales were made through art fairs and the studio showroom. Pacific Clay Products discontinued manufacturing tableware, art ware, and figurines in 1942. David Chohlidakis is a contemporary Texas pottery from Devine who makes wheel-thrown pottery under the Chohlidakis Originals name. Pacific Clay Products continues to manufacture sewer pipe. . We see planters and bowls and believe this pottery was operational into the mid-seventies, although little information is available in the California pottery books. Early dinnerware has the GMB mark in an oval, but later dinnerware has various Franciscan or product name marks. "The Clay Resources and the Ceramic Industry of California", "UCLA Special Collections - Finding Aid for the Max and Rita Lawrence Architectural Pottery Records, ca. Mosaic Tile Company was started before the turn of the 20th century in Zanesville, Ohio, and operated until 1967. Hyalyn produced useful accessories for the home, including ashtrays, plaques, vases and table service items. The black-green combination is easiest to find and to recognize. 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. After a purchase by Interpace and one of the Wedgwood companies, a move to England ended U.S. production. Purinton was hand-decorated pottery without the use of decals or stencils. From 1932-1942: "Pacific Pottery" tableware, kitchenware, art ware & figurines. Treasuresof.com lists a little more information about the Stegall's Pottery and Crafts Gallery, along with some contact information, if you're looking to visit the pottery. Cajun history and language in brief, learn some Cajun speech. Learn more about Cowan Pottery in Mark Bassett's book: (affiliate link) Cowan Pottery and the Cleveland School (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) produced by Schiffer Publishing (1997). VanBriggle Pottery has been in continuous business for more than 100 years, but is in reorganization in 2012. By the fall of 1937, the company had established Broadmoor Art Pottery in Denver to take advantage of clay deposits in the Golden, Colorado, area. Castleton made White House china for both Eisenhower and Johnson. Much of the Universal production was marked with a round stamp, but Ballerina has a rectangular stamp with the ballerina logo. Information online shows the business still in operation on Clayton Road in 2012. 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. Castleton China began production about 1939 in New Castle, Pennsylvania under an agreement with Rosenthal, a German porcelain company. McCoy is one of the most recognizable American pottery brands sought by collectors, and styles evolved greatly over the years. Some marks include the shape name such as Ever Yours. Vontury used pastel glazes and impressionistic art designs, creating large vases, tiles, ashtrays, and figurines. Jimmie Lee Stewart started deLee about 1936 creating animal and people figurines, wall pockets and a few cookie jars until about 1958. Coffee mugs made for the restaurant trade can still be found on the secondary market. Out of Hand is a Sonora, California company that offers ceramics and clay programs so that others may learn the craft. A Manual of Marks on Pottery and Porcela - Specialty Appraisals Metlox and the Poppytrail name were sold to Evan K. Shaw in 1946. This pottery is now Onion River Pottery, known for maple syrup jugs and advertising ware for enterprises around the state. For a better look at the IOGA mark, see Kovels.com. Winfield made dinnerware lines as well as vases and accessories, some with hand-painted designs. Freeman McFarlin burro figurines by Kay Finch. Tony Evans also made studio art glass. Architect Julia Morgan used tiles to adorn her buildings including the Hearst Castle in the 1920s. Wallace China and Mayer China became subsidiaries of Shenango in the 1960s. The words "Gout de Ville" are in the outer circle. Gladding, McBean & Co. Catalina Pottery Art Ware head vase. Although you may not be able to read the mark, you'll recognize the German architecture of the building that is part of the logo. Hall discontinued Autumn Leaf in 1976 and reissued a few items in 1978 and a few more at a later date. McMaster used red clay and a drip glaze much like Blue Mountain starting in the 1950s. According to Cajunc there are a few ways to figure out where your piece originated. Some work is marked with two children holding a wreath marked "California Cleminsons." Pieces made before 1931 were all redware. Collecting Tip: Bauer's marks changed over time. Alamo Pottery started about 1945 in San Antonio, Texas, making small vitreous ceramics and art ware. Mt. $35. Next in size was the Trenton area, followed by East Liverpool, and a few in the middle west such as Ceramic Arts Studio, Red Wing Pottery and Haeger Potteries.[3]. The photos are grouped as follows:: Art Pottery Commemoratives Accessories Dinnerware Patterns Art Pottery Commemoratives Accessories Dinnerware Patterns The dinnerware patterns are sorted alphabetically by pattern name. mark is found on pottery that looks like Garden of the Gods or Nemadji swirl pottery. Often found with drip glazes during the mid-century modern era, this company produced ashtrays, cookie jars, vases and a few figurines. You can read more about Sascha Brastoff in the (affiliate link) Collector's Encyclopedia of Sascha Brastoff: Identification & Values by Steve Conti, A. Dewayne Bethany and Bill Seay (1995). If you had a name, however, that would be waaaaay too easy. It's often marked with 3 numbers or with the Abingdon name in a stamped rectangle, circle or a diamond. John B. Taylor and M.A. Arequipa Pottery was an early twentieth century Arts and Crafts pottery manufacturer whose pottery is currently valued at anything from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars. Rockdale closed in 1997. See the Out of Hand website for more information. Although this pottery looks Native American, it isn't. Eric Hellman of Van Briggle and Garden of the Gods fame developed the swirled paint pottery in 1929, and Nemadji made pots with clay from the Nemadji river and swirled paint until 2002. Artware marked Brayton's, Brayton Laguna or Laguna Pottery all appear to be Brayton products. Similar to marks on vintage Bauer. A raised Alamo U.S.A. mark was also used. Something Wonderful. You'll also find RumRill shapes with the RedWing name, made after the RumRill-RedWing contract ended. It produced Harkerware as well as dinnerware sets for Sears and Montgomery Wards. Haldeman sold the factory in 1947. Vohann of California is a pottery in San Clemente that's been making giftware and bathroom accessories such as figural soap dishes and toothbrush holders since 1950. You can see more Sebring potteries at the Sebring Ohio Historical Society. The first products were plaster, but by the 1940s, the business was making pottery figurines, flower holders and useful accessories for the table. "Desert Ware" was a tan body vitreous porcelain, sometimes decorated with transfer patterns. (A quality that is consistent with the California pottery movement in general.) It also made decorator items, plaques and a few utilitarian pieces during the 1940s until about 1964. It is stamped "Trapp and Chandler" on the interior base. Marks are incised or cut into the wet clay, impressed with a tool into the wet clay or stamped with a machine and ink on dry clay. DeLee pieces are hand-painted, often with closed eyes and long lashes or scared-open eyes. Older Florence pieces are sometimes marked "Florence Figurines.". Pflatzgraff manufactured bone china in the U.S. starting in 1988. Royal China made many dinnerware patterns over the 50 years in existence. 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. Georgia Art Pottery and W.J. Of compressed globular section above a gently concave base, the sides supporting a short spout surrounded by the intricately incised decoration including a mountainside village and inscription reading in part jingpin bu qun ('quality products cannot be grouped'), all suspended by a tall rectangular handle encircled by a raised ridge and straddling a fitted lid bearing a faintly impressed one . Pat and Covey Stewart covered box with lid. Eric Hellman developed the painting method for Nemadji Pottery in 1929. Ben Owen III operates under the Ben Owen Pottery name, participating in exhibits and displays throughout the state. McCoy Pottery was sold to Designer Accents in 1985 and closed in 1990. This is studio pottery with a red clay base and a splendid glaze. He created single-fired ceramics in a studio setting. 1919, glazed porcelain. Vontury maintained the studio until his death in 1992. Some artists signed the Cowan production, but the Cowan mark was an incised logo that resembles a circle with the cowan name. 1950-1994", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California_pottery&oldid=1026580078, Flower pots, crocks, jugs, tableware, garden ware, & art ware, Sewer pipe, roof tiles, architectural terra cotta, paver tiles & garden ware, Tableware, giftware, kitchenware, cookie jars, figurines & art ware, Sewer pipe. Vernon Kilns plates are often marked with a horizontal line of writing, "Vernon Kilns Made in U.S.A." Dinnerware had a circular stamp, sometimes with the name of the series, such as "Native California.". Maddux operated in Los Angeles in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Winthrop Rockefeller provided some of the financing. Initially, they began producing many of the same items that had been made in Paducah, but they didn't stop there. Orig. The ceramic industry grew as the demand increased. Many figurines are marked in the mold, but pixies are often unmarked unless they are attached to a planter. The two most common marks on Jones's stoneware are "Evan R. Jones/Pittson PA. and Evan B. Jones/Pittson/PENNA." Shawnee produced "Corn King" dinnerware line from 1941 until about 1961, but the line changed over the years, as explained in this article from the Appalachian Antique Mall. However, the top 1% of the production can be worth in excess of $2,000. The Royal Gorge Scenic R.R. Most of the eCanada products are pastel colors blue, pink, yellow and green. Dog figurines were her specialty, but the shop also produced a series of Christmas plates from about 1950 through 1962. Weller used an impressed script mark, sometimes "Weller Pottery Since 1872" and a stamped half-kiln mark as well as several circular marks. GMB moved to Los Angeles about 1924 after acquiring Tropico Pottery in the early 1920s. 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