Description: Stoneware Canning CrockWestern Pottery Mfg. Co.Denver ColoradoCirca 1906-1936Rare 6 Gallon SizeBuilt in Handles on SidesVery Nice ConditionNo Chips or CracksMeasures 12" Across x 14" TallEstate FindThank You For Looking William Long was the Art Directorat Weller Pottery of Ohio until 1895.He left Weller Pottery and moved to DenverColorado and created his own company; Western China and Pottery Co.and then in 1906, sold his business toThe Western Pottery Trust, managed byMerritt W Gano to control all potterytrade west of the Mississippi River.The trust named their new companyWestern Pottery Mfg. Co. whichoperated until 1936 when it closed. Ironically, another pottery companyof similar name was also formed in 1906;The Western Stoneware Company.This company was the result of amerger of 7 midwestern companies:1) Monmouth Pottery Co. of Monmouth IL2) Weir Pottery Co. of Monmouth IL3) Macomb Stoneware Co. of Macomb IL4) Macomb Pottery Co. of Macomb IL5) Culbertson Stoneware Co. of Whitehall IL6) Clinton Stoneware Co. of Clinton MO7) Fort Dodge Stoneware Co. of Ft. Dodge IAOver the years many of the facilitieswhere closed and finally in 2006 the lastremaining facility in Monmouth IL closed.
Price: 189.95 USD
Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa
End Time: 2024-11-14T03:41:26.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)
Type: Pottery
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Signed: Signed
Color: Beige
Date of Creation: 1900-1949
Style: Naive, Primitive
Original/Reproduction: Original
Material: Clay & Dough
Region of Origin: US-Northwest
