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The Museum of Ceramics is dedicated to the preservation of the rich pottery history of the East Liverpool area. During the late 19th century and early 20th century, the East Liverpool area produced over 50% of the nation's ceramic output.
Hall China was founded on August 14, 1903, by Robert Hall, in the former West, Hardwick and George Pottery facility, following the dissolution of the two-year-old East Liverpool Potteries Company. He began making dinnerware and toilet seats, but soon found that institutional ware such as bedpans, chamber pots and pitchers was more profitable.
Hull pottery began production in 1905 in Crooksville, Ohio, under the leadership of Addis Emmet (A.E.) Hull. The Hull Pottery Company's early lines consisted of common utilitarian stoneware, semi-porcelain dinnerware and decorative tile. The company quickly established a firm market and enjoyed an excellent reputation for producing quality ...
Following in his father's footsteps, Orton was the State Geologist of Ohio from 1899 until 1906. Orton also served as the Dean of the Ohio State College of Engineering from 1902 to 1906 and again from 1910 to 1915. [5] Orton served as the secretary of the American Ceramic Society from 1899 to 1917 and later as president from 1930 to 1931. From ...
In 1937, Shawnee Pottery began operations in the former American Encaustic facility in Zanesville, Ohio. Arrowheads found in the area, in conjunction with the heritage of local Shawnee Native Americans, inspired Louise Bauer, who was an in-house designer for this new company, to develop a logo with an arrowhead and profile of a Shawnee Indian Head. [2]
Ceramic Christmas trees are back—and you can find them in every color, size, and style.
1911 - J.W. McCoy Pottery Company acquired by George Brush and it became "Brush-McCoy Pottery Co." 1918 - McCoy family sold interest in Brush-McCoy but name did not change until 1925; 1933 - Nelson McCoy Sanitary Stoneware simplified name to Nelson McCoy Pottery Co. 1967 - Sold to Mount Clemens Pottery Co. 1974 - Sold to Lancaster Colony
Rookwood Pottery is an American ceramics company that was founded in 1880 and closed in 1967, before being revived in 2004. It was initially located in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio , and has now returned there.