20th Century

Glasgow Pottery was established by John Moses in 1863.  John, along with Isaac Weatherby and Samuel K. Wilson constructed the factory on a site of a very old pottery that had been razed.  John's brother, James, joined the company for a short time as well.  While the pottery was in existence between 1863 and 1905, Tea Leaf decorated ironstone was created between 1893 and 1895.  During its operation, this pottery was considered to be of a quality equal to that of English potteries.

Ford China Co. was founded in 1898 by John Wick, Jr. and Captain John B. Ford for whom the town where the factory was located was named.  Later on the pottery came into the hands of Pennsylvania China Co.  "Turin" may have been the body style name for their tea leaf wares.

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.

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).  

Buffalo Pottery began operation in 1901 and continues to this day.  It was organized by William J. Rhea, a former employee of Mayer China Company of Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and of Trenton Potteries of Trenton, New Jersey.  The company was originally founded to produce premiums for customers of Larkin Soap Company.
There is only one known piece of Buffalo Pottery adorned with the Tea Leaf motif.  A photograph of the platter owned by author, Annise Heaivilin, appeared in her book Grandma's Tea Leaf Ironstone.

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.