Moss Rose

William Bloor founded Bloor, Ott & Booth in 1863 which operated under that name until 1865.  Then the company became known as Ott, Brewer & Bloor from 1865-t0 1870.  Then, in 1870 in the hopes of capitalizing on the popularity of English ironstone and earthenware, the factory was named Etruria Works and the company was known as Etruria Pottery & Co. (of Ott & Brewer Co.).  This company was in operation until 1893.

Founded by a Mr. Wallace and Joseph Chetwynd, the Wallace & Chetwynd Co. (1881-1901) operated in the former Harker "Wedgewood" pottery.  The facility was renamed "Colonial."  Mr. Chetwynd was a Staffordshire potter who had been employed as a manager and modeler in the Cockson & Chetwynd Pottery.  The Colonial Pottery was noted for the excellence of their ironstone.

Steubenville Pottery (1881-1960) was founded by a group of Steubenville businessmen who persuaded A. B. Beck, a Staffordshire potter, to come to Steubenville to set up a pottery.  The city had several important prerequisites for a pottery:  easy transportation via the river and the Pan Handle Railroad, coal beds inside the city, and a ready supply of workers.  The first kiln was drawn in 1881.  In 1895 the factory converted to gas-fired kilns and employed over 200 workers.

The original Harker Pottery was founded early in 1840 but they did not begin producing whiteware until 1879.  Three generations of Harkers were involved in these potteries.  The first was Benjamin who hired John Goodwin to teach his sons, Benjamin Jr. and George S.  It was George's son, W. W., who started the production of whiteware.  Although Harker Pottery remained in business until 1972, it became the Harker China Co. in 1890 and started producing semi-porcelain. 

This pottery was formed by three brothers, James H., George, and Henry S. Goodwin after the death of their father, John, in 1875.  John was a long time potter in East Liverpool Ohio and Trenton New Jersey.  The pottery was in business from 1875 through 1913 but only produced Tea Leaf decorated ironstone between 1885 and 1898.
In additon to making pieces for home use, this pottery produced hotel ware.

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.

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.

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.

Years of Operation: 1884-1925

Anchor Pottery was first owned by Israel Lacey.  Lacey owned the pottery from 1884 until his death in 1897.  After Lacey's death, the pottery was taken over by a partnership between James E. Norris, Frank S. Jones and Cyril D. Jones from 1897 to 1926. The later built the business up to 250 employees operating 14 kilns.  In the early 21st century some of the pottery buildings still existed on New York Avenue.  

The leaves of the Tea Leaf motif used by this firm are very spikey.

Wedgwood & Co.