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. Calpotter was a Laguna Beach, California pottery company operating in the 1940s and maybe into the 1950s. McMaster used red clay and a drip glaze much like Blue Mountain starting in the 1950s. You'll find this shape with different decals. and Roseville, O. For a better look at the IOGA mark, see Kovels.com. U.S. Cat. Description: A group of five Jun ware pottery decorations Comprising three bowls, a dish and tall vase. The phrase "California pottery" generally brings to mind the mid-20th-century output of Southern California potteries such as Bauer, Gladding-McBean, Metlox, Pacific, and Vernon. The pottery is signed by hand in script with a distinctive "E" and a large "S". The pottery is made in Cougar, Washington. Many items are marked "Hall" in a circle. Frankoma changed the clay base several times, had several fires, and acquired Synar Pottery in the 1950s. Hull Pottery Company started as A. E. Hull Pottery Company in 1905, and changed to Hull Pottery Company about 1952, operating in Crooksville, Ohio until 1986. Read more about the VanBriggle history on their website: Van Briggle Pottery & Tile. In the 1950s, favorable trade agreements toward Asian countries contributed to a flood of competitively priced ceramic wares entering the United States market. Southern Potteries, Inc. was the parent company of Blue Ridge Pottery, located in Erwin, Tennessee. You can read more about the Gordy family in John A. Burrison's book entitled (affiliate link) Brothers in Clay: The Story of Georgia Folk Pottery. Ben Owen III operates under the Ben Owen Pottery name, participating in exhibits and displays throughout the state. Bauer expanded to Atlanta in 1945, producing Russel Wright designs for a short time. 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. Pieces marked with the full "Sascha Brastoff" name on the front are likely his personal work. Canuck Pottery started producing Evangeline Ware about 1938. Old Ivory is the near-translucent body used on its fine china. Brad Keeler Ming Dragon Blood covered ginger jar. Hear that thunder in the distance? Early dinnerware has the GMB mark in an oval, but later dinnerware has various Franciscan or product name marks. It is the sound flea market fans rushing towa Dear Lee, Vernon introduced their first solid color dinnerware line " Early California " on Montecito. The most active period for the production of household ceramics including tableware, kitchenware, giftware, and art ware was from the 1930s through the 1960s. Georgia Art Pottery was started in 1907 in Alvaton, Ga. by W. T. B. Gordy, father of W. J. Gordy. You would not even need to read this post. Miscellaneous Pottery Porcelain Marks: Including various marks from a range of British, American, and European pottery and porcelain manufacturers. There are over 300 maker's marks currently in the database with more to be added in the future. ExclusivelyEmma (178) $42.00 Vintage Matte Pink Hexagonal Double Square Design California Pottery Marked 8118 GreenSagedotcom (301) $24.80 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. Like Blue Mountain Pottery, Evangeline Ware was red clay production. 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. Red Pot Marked Calif. U.S.A. In addition to making pots for sale, Alan and Nancy maintain a gallery that promotes other local artisans. Metlox opened in 1927 in Manhattan Beach, California, and was producing Poppytrail dinnerware in 1932. Shenango became a division of Syracuse China about 1990. It used a black or gold backstamp with the Stangl name in an oval as well. marked vitreous china with "Syracuse China" before the turn of the 20th century. "The Clay Resources and the Ceramic Industry of California", "UCLA Special Collections - Finding Aid for the Max and Rita Lawrence Architectural Pottery Records, ca. Hadley are names associated with Louisville Stoneware. Hill Pottery in Trenton, New Jersey became Fulper Pottery, and Martin Stangl changed the name to Stangl Pottery in 1929. All Rights Reserved. Early Bauer production was red clay and stoneware, but later production was dinnerware, table accessories and florist and garden pottery. The glaze sometimes makes it difficult to read the mark. Camark Pottery Camark Pottery produced pottery in Camden, Arkansas, starting in 1926 and continuing until about 1962. Metlox Manufacturing Company bear figurines. Brastoff designed a Roman line for Royal Haeger and worked in metal sculpture, jewelry and holograms before his death in 1993. The mark shown is a very loopy font that spells out the Weller name. Kaye Schueftan used "Kim Ward" as her signature after a copyright infringment lawsuit by Hedi Schoop, another Hollywood ceramicist for whom she worked before starting her own shop. McCoy is one of the most recognizable American pottery brands sought by collectors, and styles evolved greatly over the years. Vallona Starr made salt and pepper shakers you might find on the secondary market. 11 h 6 w d in. Blue Ridge used different marks during this time, sometimes lines of script with the Southern Potteries and Blue Ridge names and sometimes a round mark with a pine tree. Winart was marked with a foil label and some pieces have a script mark impressed on the bottom. Read more about Niloak Pottery at the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. An outstanding piece of vintage California pottery for your collection. Roseville Art Pottery. Harker Pottery began before the turn of the 20th century in Ohio and moved to Chester, West Virginia. The marks below are images we've captured on ceramics we have owned. It made utilitarian ware and art pottery with heavy glazes similar to Grueby. Goss was made in Winooski, Middlebury and several Vermont towns over the years since 1970. Impressed signature, date and number to underside 'Flame mark/XIX/1120' with artist cipher. Weller Pottery operated in Fultonham and Zanesville, Ohio from 1872 until 1948 with standard glaze and hand-painted pottery at the turn of the century that rivaled Loy-Nel-Art and Rookwood. 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. Out of Hand allows visitors to glaze cups and plates for a fee that includes firing. In 1948, Sascha Brastoff established a small pottery on Sepulveda Boulevard in West Lost Angeles. Dogs, horses and Disney figurines were specialties, in miniature and larger sizes, sometimes marked with a foil sticker. 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. Garden of the Gods is a visitor and nature center near Colorado Springs, CO, and the Garden of the Gods pottery is Native American style, much like Nemadji. Although this pottery looks Native American, it isn't. 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. (signed). Martin Stangl was a ceramic engineer first hired by Fulper in 1910. Pixie Potters Millesan Drews Pixies by Millicent Andrews. A piebird and some other pieces of Cleminson pottery, California, are marked with an interlacing BC. For more information on McCoy's history, see the McCoy Pottery website. Jane Bennison was the daughter of owner Faye Bennison, and in addition to her . Judy of California is one of the many potteries in California that started about the middle of the 20th century. Kovels Knowledge Members get full access to 25,000 articles on antiques and collectibles from 60 years of publication. The business went bankrupt, maybe as early as 1924. Rocky Mountain used pine and pine bark designs, sometimes with pinecones and pine scent. Stanley Ballard was an Alfred University graduate in ceramics in 1939 who produced pottery in the mid-century modern style. "Fiesta" was one if his designs. Please don't copy our images but use them for free to help with identification of your pottery. Hagen-Renaker minis are often glued to a small card with the company name. "Winfield China" is stamped in a script, along with "Pasadena" or "California" in block letters. [citation needed] With imports cut off from European and Asian markets, small family-owned and larger potteries stepped in to fill the need for ceramic giftware and tableware throughout the United States. 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. Shawnee started production in 1936 and was in operation until 1963. Some common marks include the studio where the piece was made, the potter who crafted the piece, and the signature of the artist who decorated it. Catalina Clay Products made pottery from dark red or white clay, or a mix of both. Pieces are occasionally marked ROMCO USA and sometimes have a paper label like the one shown. The Jones Pottery of Pittston, Pennsylvania, operated in the 19th century by Evan R. Jones and Evan B. Jones. Jane Fauntz baby and sitting boy figurines. Roselane made beautiful animals in Art Deco style and added plastic eyes to "Sparklers." Haeger made Royal Haeger while Royal Hickman was affiliated with the company. The J.A. This was called "Solana Ware" and the pottery was LaSolana Potteries, continuing operation through part of the 1980s. Description: A Van Briggle blue glazed pottery Lorelei vase 20th century Incised factory mark above Van Briggle / Colo Spgs / H/M Provenance: Property from the estate of Bobby Sang Diamond, Hancock Park California. Marks may also be created in the mold and these are the most permanent. He had been with Broadmoor Pottery a year (1935), and with Van Briggle before that. Niloak is known for swirl pottery called "Mission Ware" but it also made figurines and accessories for the home. Fig. Dimensions: tallest height 8 1/2in (21.5cm); largest diameter 9 1/2in (24cm) Condition: General marks, scratches, rubbing, wear, glazing and firing flaws. For example, Virginia Rose is a shape (see Robbins Nest: Virginia Rose china patterns). Ben Owen's website has a brief section on the Potter's Mark for the curious. Alan Stegall and his wife, Nancy, have a pottery business in Erwin, Tennessee. "Shelledge" and "Federal" were popular thin porcelain shapes. Some of his work is marked S. Ballard, but paper labels identifying the pottery as "Ballard Hand Made" and "A Product of Vermont Craftsmanship" are usually his work. 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. Shenango Pottery operated independently but had invested money in Castleton, and by 1951 had taken over Castleton, changing the name to Shenango China in 1954. Wisecarver died in 2002 at the age of 52. The Royal Gorge Scenic R.R. Marked Raymor Roseville USA. Tile has been a favorite building material in California since the early Spanish settled the area and brought with them the tradition of using brightly-colored tiles in architecture. The business offers "paint your own" pottery days for children and adults, so you may find some unusual pieces. Pigeon Forge animals are an interesting area of collecting, but the dogwood decoration (shown) is most common. From 1932-1942: "Pacific Pottery" tableware, kitchenware, art ware & figurines. Rockdale closed in 1997. Winfield made dinnerware lines as well as vases and accessories, some with hand-painted designs. Desert Sands Pottery, originally started by Arthur Evans, was in Boulder City, Nevada, producing swirl clay items from the 1940s until 1962. Vallona Starr is the name of a California pottery company operated by Valeria Dopyera de Marsa and Everett and Leona Frost starting about 1946 in El Monte, although they made ceramics for a gift store from home 10 years prior to that time. California Potteries and Marks This table lists major California potteries of the twentieth century and their locations, dates active, and marks. I read m Join tens of thousands of other collectors who receive this Free weekly email with insider tips, news, marks and other news from the Kovels, How to Identify Silver and Find the Marks, Did you fall in love with a silver item in, Q: My wife and I picked up some Limoges pieces, Modern art pottery and tableware have been made by several, The marks pictured here were used by artists/jewelers who are, Before French decorative artist Ren-Jules Lalique (18601945) became known for, A mark on an old doll can help identify the. Dryden Hot Springs is one of the Arkansas marks used after the move, sometimes hand-written, sometimes in the mold. Vernonware is collectable California pottery and dinnerware made by Vernon Kilns in Vernon, California in the 1930's, 1940's and 1950's. Vernon Kilns was the successor to Poxon Pottery and China Co, which was sold to Faye Bennison in 1931 and renamed as Vernon Kilns. See their recent pieces at the Louisville Stoneware website. Abingdon is a high-fired pottery much like Alamo and Gilmer, using a white clay body. California Figurine Company Weil Ware girl figurines. GMB moved to Los Angeles about 1924 after acquiring Tropico Pottery in the early 1920s. In 1991, it moved to Edgerton, Wisconsin and expanded production, employing eight production potters and around 35 people total. We don't know much about Carmel Pottery. (affiliate link) Lehner shows Chantilly China sold by Tebor, Inc. and affiliated with American Crownford China. There are many problems with company names. Some common California pottery marks include the initials of the potter, the date the piece was made, and the name of the pottery company. The approximate date of most of this pottery is 1880. Goss Vermont is marked with a script "Goss" and printed "Vermont" in a red clay body. Hunt, Eric Hellman and Cecil Jones are names to look for in Broadmoor and Colorado pottery as they signed some of the products. Le Pere made animal figurines, small vases and pitchers, often with gold decoration. However, the top 1% of the production can be worth in excess of $2,000. Kay Finch Ceramics cocker spaniel dog figurine. This wheel-thrown, alkaline-glazed stoneware bowl was made around 1845 by Thomas Chandler (1810-1854). Coffee mugs made for the restaurant trade can still be found on the secondary market. The pottery is best known for its bright, island-inspired matte and glossy glazes. Kay Finch began Kay Finch Ceramics in 1939 in Corona del Mar, California. Catalina Clay Products Catalina Pottery art ware vase. Gladding, McBean & Co. Catalina Pottery Art Ware head vase. Here's an article on Historic Loveland Pottery with some brief information. Desert Sands swirl pottery has oxides added to make beautiful colors in the clay, and a clear glaze applied after the handmade pot is completed. $35. Provenance: Property from the collection of Richard Guzauskas, Palm Springs, California. Architect Julia Morgan used tiles to adorn her buildings including the Hearst Castle in the 1920s. Lenox developed Temperware in 1972, so you won't find the mark on Lenox prior to that date. If you are serious about learning pottery marks or identifying pottery, you'll need (affiliate link) Lois Lehner's Encyclopedia Of US Marks On Pottery, Porcelain and Clay along with the (affiliate link) Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks. Joy Thompson spring and autumn figurines. 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. 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. The family operated the pottery after his death in 1973 until a sale in the 1980s. Bolesaw Cybis was President of Cordey for about 10 years. Niloak is identified by incised marks in the clay, but much Niloak has a raised "Niloak" in the mold. It's often marked with 3 numbers or with the Abingdon name in a stamped rectangle, circle or a diamond. Bernice Stamper published a book entitled (affiliate link) Vallona Starr Ceramics (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) in 1995. McCoy was sold to Lancaster Colony Corporation in 1974 and production continued, but the mark reflected the LCC ownership. while others were named Taylormade or Taylorstone. Castleton made White House china for both Eisenhower and Johnson. Production includes brick, sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, tile, garden ware, tableware, kitchenware, art ware, figurines, giftware, and ceramics for industrial use. The first products were plaster, but by the 1940s, the business was making pottery figurines, flower holders and useful accessories for the table. Artisans signed or initialed the hand-painted pieces, and some lines had the name of the product, such as "Louwelsa" or "Eocean" in the mark on the bottom. Fireplace surround tiles with daisies and asters, pair. Among the first wares produced were those for utilitarian purposes (e.g., mugs and plates). Out of Hand is a Sonora, California company that offers ceramics and clay programs so that others may learn the craft. Gladding McBean was in Lincoln, California in 1875, making brick products and sewer pipe. McMaster Pottery was located in Dundas, Ontario, Canada from 1938 until 1988. Owen and Owens are pottery families working in Seagrove, North Carolina for over a century. (Ed. "Desert Ware" was a tan body vitreous porcelain, sometimes decorated with transfer patterns. Castleton China began production about 1939 in New Castle, Pennsylvania under an agreement with Rosenthal, a German porcelain company. Production after Jack Carnes's death in 1958 was intermittent and the factory closed in 1982. If you had a name, however, that would be waaaaay too easy. Louisville Stoneware is an old pottery company operating in Louisville, Kentucky, since about 1815. Howard Pierce operated his pottery in Claremont, California, starting in 1941, moving to Joshua Tree, California about 1968. Hall China made dinnerware, kitchenware and advertising items along with Autumn Leaf for Jewel Tea Company. Art pottery production continued from about 1931 until 1937. Homer Laughlin made sets of shapes of dinnerware and applied different decals, creating numerous variations. 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 Buildings needed roofs, floors, and sewer pipes. Caliente Pottery was the name used by Virgil Haldeman for his pottery produced in Burbank, California at the Haldeman Pottery. California potters large and small have left a legacy of tableware design, collectibles, art, and architecture. They are known for their classic Arts and Crafts designs, as well as beautiful Art Noveau pieces. Collecting Tip: Bauer's marks changed over time. R. Guy Cowan of Cowan Pottery fame was designer for Syracuse starting in 1933. Florence Ceramics was a Pasadena, California maker of girl and lady figurines and sometimes boys and men to match. McCoy Pottery was sold to Designer Accents in 1985 and closed in 1990. Paper labels are the least permanent marks, and many companies used a paper label and another method for marking wares. The clay was a light beige, and most pieces are hand-signed in script in the wet clay. La Mirada Pottery operated in Los Angeles, California from 1935 until 1939. Weil used some coralene or fine glass applications on his vases. 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. Vernon closed in 1958 and Metlox Pottery purchased the molds and produced some of the Vernon designs. Syracuse China started as Onondaga Pottery in Syracuse, New York. Metlox was one California pottery using firing pins. Ben Owen was sole potter at Jugtown for several years in the 1930s. Dog figurines were her specialty, but the shop also produced a series of Christmas plates from about 1950 through 1962. According to Cajunc there are a few ways to figure out where your piece originated. The Kenwood mark is also Shawnee pottery. DeLee was marked with a foil sticker and sometimes a stamped mark on ecru clay. Coventry Ware was made in Barberton, Ohio, starting about 1932 by Carrie Daum. 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 . The ceramics operation closed in 1953 and molds were sold, possibly to Gilner. The Vernon Owens family operates Jugtown Pottery. Buffalo pottery made semi-vitreous restaurant ware but is most famous for colorful Deldare Ware. Pfaltzgraff produced red clay flower pots during the Depression along with some figurines and art pottery. Welcome to The Marks Project, www.themarksproject.org, A Dictionary of American Ceramics, 1946-present. Antique marks are listed according to their shapes. Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, is the location of the Pigeon Forge Pottery, established about 1946 by the Ferguson family. Cherokee Pottery is located in Porum, Oklahoma, producing Cherokee Nation pottery since 1977. You might call them fifties kitsch, inexpensive but cute, and now vintage. 01 of 55 Alamo Pottery The Spruce / Pamela Wiggins This mark used ca. Pieces made before 1931 were all redware. Gladding McBean began producing Franciscan products, with the dinnerware line started about 1934. Joseph VonTury came to the U.S. from Hungary in 1932, first working in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, and eventually settling in Metuchen, New Jersey. 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. Chohlidakis pottery distribution seems to be primarily in Texas and California. Production continued in Calabasas until 1953. Haeger Potteries has been in operation in Dundee, Illinois for about 140 years. Established small studio pottery operation in Fallbrook, California 1973-77 Earthgender business partnership between David Cressey and Robert Maxwell located in El Segundo, California 1977-92 Started a company to represent concrete and fiber glass planters and containers for commercial building projects Potts Town Pottery of Seagrove, North Carolina makes hand-turned pottery on the wheel with lead-free glazes. The Royal Gorge Scenic R.R. A Reference Guide for Identifying American Pottery, [retrieved from https://www.cajunc.com/pottery-marks]. 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. This pottery and tile workshop was closely related to San Jose Mission pottery from San Antonio. William Maddux made figurines, particularly birds, and the first Maddux pieces were marked "William Maddux" by hand. Hairline to rim. Others are identifiable because of the smooth glaze, gold edging or identifiable shape. Ceramics that are white or off-white, often high-fired, including vitreous china and ironstone, and usually used for dinnerware or bathroom sets. Franciscan Ware was one of the names of Gladding, McBean & Company, operating in California from about 1875. It operated in Saint John, New Brunswick and later LaBelle, Quebec, producing Evangeline Ware and other products in both white and red clay. The California Heritage Museum, Joseph A. Taylor ed. The large majority of Roseville pottery is very common and worth less than $100 in most cases. Catalog Number 1996.0344.04 Baldwin, Cinda K. Tips and tricks on how to shop for American pottery and how to get the best value for your time. Van Briggle Pottery Mark Georgia Art Pottery and W.J. It produced Harkerware as well as dinnerware sets for Sears and Montgomery Wards. This is precisely the reason for this website! Hall discontinued Autumn Leaf in 1976 and reissued a few items in 1978 and a few more at a later date. See the Out of Hand website for more information. estimate: $1,500-2,000. Including a tan Silhouette planter, raised Roseville U.S.A. 756 mark; Florane vase, raised R U.S.A. 80-6; Three pieces of pottery including: 1> RosevilleThree pieces of pottery including: 1> Roseville Raymor bowl in mottled green. 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. These marks indicate the manufacturer, the year the object was produced and, occasionally, the maker of the object. or Cal. "RF Spaghetti" and "Cabinart" are Watt production. Our guess is that Carmel pottery was located in Carmel, California, but we have no information on this company. J. 1944 to 1951. The California company used the K.T.K. Calpotter was a Laguna Beach, California pottery company operating in the 1940s and maybe into the 1950s. In the late 1970s, as a two-person pottery studio and shop, sales were made through art fairs and the studio showroom. Malibu Potteries peacock fountain, Adamson house, Malibu. He designed RumRill pottery, but it was made by other companies, including RedWing (1931), Shawnee (1938), Florence (1939) and Gonder (1943). Malay Blossom was one of the dinnerware lines. The black Alamo mark is older than the blue mark. [2] Vernon produced ceramic tableware, art ware, giftware, and . See Haeger Potteries. Vohann was in Capistrano Beach prior to San Clemente, and uses a paper label as well as marks in the mold. Production includes brick, sewer pipe, architectural terra cotta, tile, garden ware, tableware, kitchenware, art ware, figurines, giftware, and ceramics for industrial use. Heath Ceramics of Sausalito, California, makes utilitarian and art pottery. A pottery mark can be used to determine whether your most recent porcelain collectible or pottery mark is genuine. Some work is marked with two children holding a wreath marked "California Cleminsons." Strong used red clay for some of his pottery, typical of North Carolina wares, where he had studied engineering at North Carolina State University. Fine-quality figurines are often marked "Cal" in script. RumRill was marked in the mold and usually included a shape number. Dean A. Mogle started Nor-So Studio in about 1947 in Camden, Arkansas. Roseville, Ohio, was the location of several potteries, including Roseville Pottery one of the best known American pottery companies. Lenox sold decorated ceramics at the Lenox Ceramic Art Company before the turn of the 20th century and started dinnerware production about 1902. American Ceramics Products Company was the new name for La Mirada Pottery after 1939. Charleton often used pink enamel roses and a foil label identifies Charleton decoration. "Winfield Ware Santa Monica" is a mark used after the 1946 move from Pasadena to Santa Monica. Wallace China and Mayer China became subsidiaries of Shenango in the 1960s. Much of the Cherokee production is dated as well as marked with "Cherokee" and an arrow. 1892 to 1905. The pottery was made of white clay, often with brown or drip glazes, and was mid-century modern style. Vintage California Pottery Ceramic Elephant Planter Figurine VintageCaliPottery (89) $28.00 $35.00 (20% off) Sunset Pottery California Pink Mid Century Large 13 1/4" Chop Plate CobblestoneGlass (337) $32.47 $64.95 (50% off) Vintage Matte Pink Hexagonal Double Square Design California Pottery Marked 8118 GreenSagedotcom (301) $24.80 Smaller, lesser known companies included Batchelder, Catalina Island, Brayton Laguna . (affiliate link) Debolt's Dictionary of American Pottery Marks is another good resource for identifying whitewareCeramics that are white or off-white, often high-fired, including vitreous china and ironstone, and usually used for dinnerware or bathroom sets.Turn of the century and earlier homes had no running water. Rosemeade made some swirl pottery, but most of its pottery production was molded. The Currier and Ives mark was in a cartouche; the Star Glow mark shows the name with a star. 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