1890s

Fell and Thropp Co. was founded by Samuel Thropp and J. Hart Brewer.  The company was previously named Fell and Brewer.  There is no mention of who might have been Mr. Fell.  This was the first pottery in Trenton, New Jersey to produce whiteware.
The unusual large, spiky leafed Tea Leaf motif has been found on several other potters (such as John Moses of Glasgow Pottery).  There were three decorating services in Trenton at this time, and these potteries may have all used them.
 

The brothers, Joseph and Ernest Mayer who founded the J. & E. Mayer pottery (1881-present), were British potters from a long line of Staffordshire potters.  They knew Tea Leaf and produced it in large quantities with copper lustre covering the brown underglaze motif, a rarity in American Tea Leaf.  Their Tea Leaf was called 'Luster Band and Sprig' as they had known it in England.

East End Pottery was built with funds raised by subscriptions promoted by the East Liverpool Ohio Board of Trade.  It was a cooperative composed of Edward Owens, Joseph Deekin, Sampson Turnbull and Gus Trenie.  The pottery was in existence between 1894 and 1909.  In 1909 the pottery was purchased by Gus Trenie and the pottery name was changed to Trenie China Co.
East End was one of the few potters of the time who used copper lustre rather than gold.

Crown Pottery began somewhere between 1892 and 1902.  The pottery under a different name was built by A. M. Beck.  After his death, a company taking the name Crown Pottery was formed.  Amount 1900, the pottery combined with Peoria Pottery Co. of Peoria, Illinois to form Crown Pottery Inc.
To date the only known pieces decorated in gold lustre and the Tea Plum motif bearing this company's mark is a child's tea set.

Crescent Pottery (aka Cook & Hancock) was in operation from 1881 to 1906.  It was founded by Charles H. Cook and W. S. Hancock.  They organized and operated the pottery independently until 1892 when they joined with five other potteries to form the Trenton Potteries.  These six potteries operated independently as well as part of the combined Trenton Potteries.

Chelsea China Co. was in production between 1886 and 1896 (different sources state the opening was either a year before or a year after) but all agree it was in the late 1880s.  While no founder names are available, Hugh Robertson was appointed manager whent the pottery opened.  Sources say that the plant changed hands many times during its short history.

Cartwright Bros. Pottery & Co. was founded by father, William Cartwright Sr., and sons Thomas, William, Jr. and Samuel.  The pottery was in production between 1880 and 1927.  Sometimes this pottery used a unique "lying down" Tea Leaf motif (named such by Annise Heaivilin).  

Burford Brothers was founded by brothers Oliver, George and Robert Burford.  This potter was in existence from 1882 to 1902.  The pottery became known for the quality of its decorative work.

William Brunt, Jr. & Co. operated from 1865 to 1878.  The founder began making white ware at the East Liverpool pottery in 1877.  In 1878, his son William and son-in-law, Brad Louthan, joined him and the company name changed to William Brunt, Son & Co.  It operated under this name until 1911.

Brockmann Pottery Company was organized by Christian E. Brockmann in 1887.  Originally the pottery was established by Messrs. Tempest, Brockmann & Co. in 1862 and used the English lion and unicorn mark with T. B. & Co. underneath.  In 1881, the name was changed to Tempest, Brockmann & Sampson Pottery Co.  After 1887 when it became Brockmann Pottery Co., the same English lion and unicorn mark was used; however, beneath the mark appeared the letters B. P. Co.  The pottery was located in the West End of Cincinnati on Richmond Street.  Mr.