Mccoy Ceramics History

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Mccoy ceramics history.

Initially everyone assumes the mccoy in this company was not actually related to the legendary mccoy pottery companies. The pottery produced utilitarian stoneware and operated successfully until about 1919. Salt glazed crock marked brown mccoy wholesale dealers. Starting in 1911 designers numbered mccoy pottery pieces.

The nelson mccoy sanitary stoneware company. Due to their popularity profitability in the 1920 s they expanded and. Mccoy pottery company was founded in 1899 by james mccoy in roseville ohio. Often the circle was stylized into another shape.

A brief history. They also mined bought and sold clay. They began to manufacture and sell functional and decorative stoneware. They created mostly utilitarian pieces like jugs crocks and jars.

Home reference guide catalogs and ephemera pickin tips and tricks lend a hand contributions and acknowledgements contact. Shown to the left is a typical designer accents mark. In 1910 nelson mccoy sr with help from his father and along with five stockholders established the nelson mccoy sanitary and stoneware company in roseville ohio. In april of 1910 the nelson mccoy sanitary stoneware company located in roseville ohio was formed by nelson mccoy and his father j.

Mccoy is a brand of pottery that was produced in the united states in the early 20th century. Starting in 1918 the company marked many pieces with a circle with a number written inside. During the five years designer accents operated the pottery it experienced continuing decreased sales and finally the company closed in the fall of 1990. However after the discovery of a salt glazed crock by paul moody of richmond virginia an investigation ensues.

The new company operated the pottery as nelson mccoy ceramics however the mccoy name was once again absent from the mark. Contributors retain rights to all material used do not republish without permission. The number showed the size of the piece. It is probably the most collected pottery in the nation.

At that time the pottery joined. And his son nelson created nelson mccoy sanitary stoneware company. The history of the nelson mccoy pottery. Mccoy brush mccoy pottery.

Nelson mccoy pottery company. Nelson mccoy pottery works 1926. Welcome to mccoy pottery online we are your one stop resource for information on mccoy pottery.