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Housewares

This category includes items such as vases, candlesticks, decorative glassware and candy dishes. Some of the manufacturers represented include Treasure Craft, Anchor Hocking, Avon, Fenton, Viking Glass and L. E. Smith.

Anchor Hocking

Anchor Hocking Company was born of a merger of the Hocking Glass Company and Anchor Cap & Closure Corporation in 1937. The company is still in production today as a divison of Global Home Products with its headquarters located in Lancaster, Ohio. You will find items from the Fire King line listed separately. Look for items under dinnerware, barware, houseware, kitchenware and glassware.

Artistic Pottery Company

I don't know too much about this company. It was in business during the 1940s with a manufacturing plant in Whittier, California. I believe the company to have been short-lived and out of business by the mid-1950s.

Avon

Starting in 1886 as the California Perfume Company, Avon has grown to be one of the country's largest home-to-home selling businesses. In fact, today it is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of cosmetics, perfumes and costume jewelry. I have a large selection of beer steins that can be found in "Barware". I carry other items in Dinnerware, Housewares, Glassware and Miscellanous.

Boston Warehouse

Boston Warehouse was established by Peter Jenkins in 1974. It was orginally an import company but has since expanded into producing various kitchen and home wares.

Brayton Pottery

Brayton Pottery was located in Laguna Beach California and was in business from 1927 to 1963. The company produced a wide variety of pottery, ranging from dinnerware, vases, and cookie jars to artware. Either this pottery is not too common or people are holding on to what they have because I haven't seen too much of it.

Catalina Pottery

Gladding McBean and Company bought Catalina Pottery (originally located on Catalina Island) in 1937 and produced pottery under the Catalina name until 1947.

Continental Kilns

Continental Kilns was a relatively short-lived company that began in Chester, West Virginia in 1944. Their china featured floral and leave motifs. The company went out of business in 1957. I don't come across too many of their products.

Fenton Glass

The Fenton Glass Company was founded in Ohio in 1905 by Frank L. Fenton. In 1907 the company moved to Williamstown, West Virginia and has been producing quality glass products there ever since. Fenton also produced pieces for Rubel, L. G. Wright Company, Weil Ceramics and others. The company has been struggling to survive these last few years.

Fire King

Fire King was a line of the Anchor Hocking Glass Company which began in 1941 and continued into the 1970s. They produced dinner, glass and tableware in numerous patterns and colors but are probably most well-known for their Jade-ite pieces. I offer quite a selection of mugs as well as other items. Pieces are found in Dinnerware, Kitchenware and Glassware.

Fostoria

Fostoria is a well-known United States glass manufacturer. I carry several different colors of the Cabaret pattern developed for the Franciscan Pottery Company to complement their dinnerware. I also offer a variety of pieces of Fostoria American. The company lasted nearly a hundred years, beginning in 1887 and ending in 1986.

Franciscan

Franciscan Ware, or Franciscan Pottery as it was first named in 1934, was manufactured by Gladding-McBean and Company of Glendale, CA. Scores of different styles and patterns were produced. In 1962 Gladding McBean and Company merged with the Lock Joint Pipe Company and became Interpace. The Franciscan line continued in California until 1984 when the facility at Glendale was closed and all production moved to England (and later some patterns/pieces were produced in Japan, China and Portugal). Several of the older patterns are still being produced in England by various divisions of Waterford Wedgwood but their look and size is slightly different. It is important to note that not all pieces carry the “Franciscan” mark. Unless you are familiar with a particular pattern, you may not recognize it as “Franciscan.” I carry mostly those patterns produced in California but also a few made in England which I list separately. I have pieces from over 130 Franciscan patterns. While some of the English glassware is listed with the English dinnerware, the pieces produced in the USA by Fostoria (Cabaret) and Tiffin (Madeira) are listed under Glassware. I just got in a nice selection of pieces of the Franciscan Wheat pattern.

Freeman-McFarlin Pottery

Freeman-McFarlin Potteries was a collaboration between Gerald McFarlin and Maynard Anthony Freeman. The company began in El Monte, California and later expanded to San Marcos. It remained in operation until bought out by Hagen-Renaker in 1980.

Haeger

Haeger Potteries, Inc. is an Illinois pottery company with plants in Macomb and Dundee. It has been in business since 1871 and is perhaps best know for its vases, bowls and decorative items. Pieces from this company are gaining in popularity.

Hall China

The Hall China Company is located in East Liverpool, Ohio. It has been in business since founded on August 14, 1903. Dinnerware production has been sporatic, however. The company produced dinnerware from 1908 to 1911 and then stopped until 1936. The company is probably most well-known for producing the Jewel Tea Autumn Leaf pattern.

Heirlooms of Tomorrow/California Originals

California Originals (aka Heirlooms of Tomorrow), located in Manhattan Beach and Torrance, California is probably most noted for their outlandish ashtrays. They, however, produced various items for the homes such as figurines, vases, candy dishes, relish trays, etc.

Indiana/Colony Glass Company

The Indiana Glass Company began as part of the Ohio Flint Glass Company which was later sold to the National Glass Company. They officially became Indiana Glass Company in 1907. They produced a wide variety of glass items in a wide array of colors. The Indiana Carnival (Iridescent) is probably the most popular. In 1983 Lancaster Colony purchased the company. Lancaster Colony closed the factory in 2002.

Jamestown Pottery

I have no information regarding this company.

Jammet & Seignolles

Located in Limoges, France, Jammet & Seignolles was founded in 1950. The company is still producing extremely fine porcelain dinnerware.

Jeannette Glass Company

Jeannette Glass Company is another premier U.S. glass manufacturer. The Jeanette Glass Co. started in 1888 in Jeannette, PA. In 1969 they acquired Royal China and Harker Pottery. The company continued until 1983. The Country Harvest recipe pie plates continue to be very popular. I try to keep a variety in stock.

Kay Finch

Kay Finch was a California potter from Corona Del Mar. She specialized in figurines and her animals (dogs, specifically) are highly sought after. She produced her wares from 1935 to 1963.

Lane and Company/Sunkist Creations of California

Lane and Company/Sunkist Creations of California was located in Van Nuys. They produced lamps, vases and various serving items. These items were most popular in the 1950s. Their pieces are sentimental favorites.

Lenox China Company

Lenox, Inc. has been around since 1894 and is still going strong. The company is located in Trenton, New Jersey. I now have pieces from over sixty-six different patterns. Over 25 are from the Temperware line as well as a few from the "For the Blue/Grey/Beige" series. I also offer pieces of their specialty dinnerware.

Lou Hoenig of California

I haven't been able to find out anything about this company. From the looks of the pottery, I would guess it was in business in the 1950s/1960s.

Louisville Stoneware

The Louisville Stoneware Company was founded in 1971 when John B. Taylor's building, molds etc. were purchased by John and Vivian Robertson.

Maddux

Maddux began in Los Angeles, California in 1938. They produced a variety of housewares, giftwares and novelty items. The company ceased production in 1974.

Maurice Ceramics of California

Maurice of California was founded by Maurice Pechman.

Metlox

Metlox Pottery began in 1927 in Manhattan Beach, California and grew to become one of California's premier pottery companies. There were two divisions within Metlox, the Poppytrail Division and the Vernonware Division (due to Metlox's purchase of Vernon Kilns in 1942). I carry over 70 patterns/color variations of Metlox. The Vernonware Division is listed separately (another sixty-five patterns). Metlox closed in 1989.

NAPCO

The National Potteries Corporation is located in Bedford, Ohio near Cleveland (which explains why the markings state NAPCO, Cleveland, Ohio). The company has been in business since 1938 and has produced glassware as well as pottery. Their green glassware has the same color as Anchor Hockings Forest Green.

Pfaltzgraff

The Pfaltzgraff Pottery Company is located in York Pennsyvania. It has been in operation since 1811 and is still going strong. Although they produced hundreds of patterns over the years, I have pieces from their Village, Winterwood and Yorktowne patterns. The company was acquired by Lifetime Brands In July of 2005.

Red Wing

Red Wing Pottery got its name from its location, Red Wing, Minnesota. Founded in 1861, the company began producing dinnerware in 1935 and continued until closing in 1967. Bob White is probably their most recognizable pattern and has some very unusual and charming shapes.

Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Company

The Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Company is located in Roseville, Ohio. The company, still operating today, has been active since 1920 (actually longer than that but under different names).

Shawnee Pottery Company

The Shawnee Pottery Company was founded in Zanesville, Ohio in 1937. They produced decorative items for the home and kitchen and are probably most well known for their cookie jars. The company closed in 1961.

Smith Glass Co.

The Smith Glass Co.(L. E. Smith), founded in 1907, is one of several that produced items in the Moon and Stars and Daisy and Button patterns. The pieces are easily confused with L. G. Wright's. The company is still in operation today in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania.

The Rocky Mountain Pottery Company

The Rocky Mountain Pottery Company was founded in Loveland Colorando in 1952. It produces various decorative items of pottery which mostly feature pinecone or wheat motifs.

The Whittier Pottery Company

The Whittier Pottery Company states they make "high fired, high quality ceramics". Probably their most commom and popular line is "Whittier Ware" party hats (known as sombrero chip and dips).

Treasure Craft or Pottery Craft

Treasure Craft of California (also known as Pottery Craft) is located in Compton, California. They produce a variety of items including cookie jars, ashtrays and souvenir pieces. They produced a chip and dip similar to Whittier's and Metlox's only Treasure Craft made it in brown as well as white. For a time, there was a plant located in Maui, Hawaii. We recently learned that the company will no longer be manufacturing pottery.

Unknown Glassware

There are pieces here that could have been made by any number of manufacturers who used paper labels to identify their products.

Unknown Housewares

This Unknown Housewares category can have a wide variety of house ware items that could have been manufactured by any number of companies.

Vernonware

Vernonware began with Poxon China in 1916, located in Vernon, California. Later, in 1928, it became Vernon Potteries or Vernon Kilns. The company was bought out by Metlox in 1958 and became a division of Metlox. I have pieces from 65 different patterns including some of the hard-to-find patterns such as Winchester 73 and the souveneir specialty plates of various landmarks, California missions, cities and states.

Viking Glass or New Martinsville

What began in 1900 as New Martinsville Glass Manufacturing Company became The Viking Glass Company in 1944. Located in New Martinsville, West Virginia, these two companies were producers of elegant and colorful decorative glass pieces. The company went out of business in 1999 but their products remain popular.

Wedgwood China

Wedgwood is an English firm dating back to the 1800s. I have a pieces from seventeen of their patterns. Items from the Midwinter Stonehenge lines are listed separately.

Weil Ware/California Figurine Company

California Figurine Company aka Weil Ware was founded by Max Weil some time in the 1930s. The company was located in Los Angeles, California and existed until the mid 1950s.