Hull pottery

Hull pottery was formed in 1905 in Crooksville, OH, by Addis Emmet Hull. They originally made stoneware and stoneware specialties.

In the 1920's Hull began to make art pottery. In the 1930's they added their popular kitchen figurines like cookie jars and banks.

The company suffered in 1950 due to a flood followed by a serious fire. The recovered and continued operation until 1986.

Pieces made before 1950 are marked "Hull Art USA" or "Hull USA". Pieces made after 1950 are simply marked "Hull" in script or block letters.

Be careful, there are reproductions out there. A good source for information on how to avoid a reproduction is the Hull Pottery Association.

The piece that I pictured at the top is Hull Blossom flight, This pattern was made in 1955.

Weller Marvo

Samuel Augustus Weller started Weller pottery as a one man operation in 1872. They started out in Fultonham, OH but in the next decade moved to Zanesville, OH. Weller was produced for over 70 years, from 1872 to 1948. They produced many lines of art pottery, changing with the times. The piece pictured is in the Marvo pattern. Some pieces of this pattern were marked but some, like this one were not. Marvo was made from the mid 1920's until 1933.

McCoy Pine cone tea set

McCoy has a long and interesting history. I will give you just a brief explanation of them. There have been 4 generations of the McCoy family involved in several different manufacturing companies.

In 1848 W. Nelson McCoy & W.F. McCoy started a pottery business in Zanesville, OH making stoneware crocks and jars.

In 1899 J.W. Mccoy organized the J.W. McCoy pottery company in Roseville, OH (near Zanesville). He added several lines of art pottery. In 1909 George Brush became the General Manager for J.W. McCoy. In 1911 they merged with several small pottery companies and became the Brush-McCoy company. In 1925 the McCoy family sold their interest in the Brush-McCoy company and it became the Brush pottery company.

Iin 1910 Nelson McCoy, son of J.W. McCoy started the Nelson McCoy Sanitary Stoneware company in Roseville, OH. He had financial help from his father. They were in direct competition with Brush McCoy making stoneware. In 1933 Nelson McCoy reorganized to become the Nelson McCoy pottery company and began producing art pottery like his father, J.W. McCoy.

The piece pictured is the Pine Cone Tea set and was manufactured in 1946. The mark shown is one of many McCoy marks.

Roseville Florentine

 

Roseville pottery was made in Zanesville, Ohio. The company was incorporated in 1892. In 1954 they sold to the Mosaic tile company. The piece pictured is the pattern Florentine. The mark on this piece was used from 1910 to 1928. The only exception was in the 1930's this mark was used on  Utility ware and Juvenile pieces. Roseville made many different pieces and patterns. This is just a sample. This piece is available on my Website.