Coors Pottery refers to collectible pottery made by the Coors Porcelain Company in Golden, Colorado. The most collectible patterns began to be manufactured during Prohibition and include Rosebud, the most popular pattern; Decalcomania, which resembles Homer Laughlin dishware; and MelloTone, which resembles LuRay. Coors discontinued its pottery dishware when the United States entered World War [...]
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Buffalo
Originally created as an offshoot of the Larkin Soap Company, Buffalo Pottery was initially created as incentives to buy soap products. With the success of these promotions, the company realized that there was a demand for their products and began offering a line of commemorative items in addition to their existing Deldare Ware line. However, [...]
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The Brush Pottery Company was founded in Zanesville, Ohio in 1906 by George S Brush, and its early history is closely tied to McCoy Pottery. The first Brush Pottery lasted only a one year until it burned down and George Brush went to work for the J. W. McCoy Pottery Co. In 1911, the two [...]
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The tradition of pottery-making in Bennington is largely the legacy of Capt. John Norton (1758-1828) who began producing “redware” glazed pottery in 1784. The Bennington area was close to local clay deposits, as well as deposits along the Hudson and the River. Bennington could supply waterpower to power the associated machinery. The first kiln appeared [...]
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American Bisque Pottery started in business in W. Virginia in 1919 and continued until 1982. They produced Kewpie dolls during WW1 because those dolls were prohibited from being imported from Germany during that time. Later, Am. Bisque expanded in production of lamps, planters and vases, novelties, and colorful cookie jars! They also produced Disney items [...]
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Colorado Snowflake Mug with Lid in Avocado Green $20.00 Microwave and Dishwasher Safe! Lead Free! Mug with Lid in Colorado Snowflake Design, Ash Glaze and Avocado Green Color. Stoneware Pottery. Lid can be Used as a Coaster…. Colorado Snowflake Mug with Lid in Coral Microwave and Dishwasher Safe! Lead Free! Mug with Lid in Colorado [...]
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Some of the most colorful mass-market ceramics of the 1930s-50s originated in California, where a mix of cultural forces contributed to imaginative new designs in dinnerware and decorative accessories. Pottery was for the patio, porcelain for the dinner table until the kilns of California began mass-producing and distributing imaginative, brightly colored tableware in the late [...]
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Catalina Island Pottery was produced on the island of the same name, about 26 miles off the California coast. Catalina Clay Products produced mainly brick and decorative “Catalina Tile” for island construction, but garden pieces were also produced, and later vases, bookends, lamps, novelty items and dinnerware. The ware became so popular that it was [...]
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The Camark Pottery Company was established in Camden, Arkansas in 1926, and remained in production until 1983. Camark Pottery was produced in a variety of colors and in hundreds of designs and shapes, from tiny ashtrays to large urns. The range of Camark items includes: vases, decorative bowls, console sets, flower pots, teapots, cups and [...]
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Blue Mountain Pottery was founded in 1947 by Jozo Wiedler and quickly became Canada’s largest manufacturer of quality giftware pottery. Named after the area in Collingwood, Ontario where it was manufactured, the company created pieces from the red-brown clay that was found along the shores of Georgian Bay. The most popular color of Blue Mountain [...]
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