Potter
Ford China
Location
Ford City, Pennsylvania
Origins
American
Manufacturing Era
1890s
20th Century
Treatment(s)
Gold Lustre
Type(s) of Ware
Bath
Dinnerware
Body Style(s)
Motif
Tea Leaf
Description
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.