While there is some evidence of the existence of some minor pottery works in the East Liverpool area prior to 1840 there is no doubt that James Bennett was truly the beginning of what would turn East Liverpool, Ohio into "The Pottery Capital of the World".
Between 1840 and 1940 there were so many potteries of all shapes and sizes in and around East Liverpool that it is impossible today to pinpoint the location of but a fraction of the number. Names and locations changed with such frequency that one can not be completely sure that similar names are not just variations of the same name. Thus, in any list of potteries there must be some inaccuracy. However, even a partial list of potteries for this area shows clearly why East Liverpool earned its nickname.
Today, although there are only a few potteries in and around East Liverpool they are well established and World renowned for their wares and clearly live up to the heritage left behind by the pioneering potters who flocked here from the poverty stricken "Midlands" of England to use their skills to establish themselves in a new land with the hope of new prosperity, wealth and independence.
James Bennett, from Derbyshire, England, a worker in a pottery making yellow ware, was journeying from Cincinnati to Pittsburgh along the Ohio River. While on this journey he stopped in East Liverpool and found that it had a wealth of clay suitable to the making of yellow ware and decided to settle in the area. With the help of four men, Anthony Kearns, Benjamin Harker, George Thomas and George Hollingsworth he built a small pottery (20ft x 40 ft) with one kiln by the river at what is now the bottom of Jefferson and 2nd Streets. They produced their ware and traded it up and down the Ohio. That first production netted the men around $250.
Soon Benjamin Harker decided to go into business for himself and ran his own pottery from an old log cabin. James Taylor and Henry Speiler, who worked at the Harker Pottery would leave that employ and be the first to establish a pottery in Trenton , NJ.
A two story building, originally built to be a hotel, was instead converted to a pottery by Salt, Mears, Ogden & Hancock. The pottery was always known as "the Mansion House". Indeed many of the potteries were truly "home potteries". Converting home, property and all to the industry as it boomed and brought prosperity to the town and the people.
In 1841 Bennett went back to England to get his three brothers. On their return to East Liverpool they worked at the pottery until 1845 when they closed the business and moved to Birmingham, PA (now part of Pittsburgh) where they built another pottery and would eventually become wealthy men. In 1853 Isaac Knowles purchased the pottery and dismantled it, moving it to "Old End" at the Knowles, Taylor, Knowles plant.
A letter sent to England from a potter in 1843 stated that although the pottery industry had just made a start it was possible to make ware in East Liverpool as good as made in England and encourages all who can to come and join the growing industry.
Most workers were paid in produce or whatever the owners were able to trade their wares for, whether eggs or leather or fabric. This was still better than they had fared in England. In 1853 when John Goodwin paid his workers with $5 gold pieces many were unsure whether to accept it as payment or not. However, the economic base for the Western United States at this time was changing swiftly from a barter system to a cash based system. Better transportation by road, river, canal and eventually rail was opening up the industry to cheaper and easier access to markets on the East Coast, The Great Lakes, the Mississippi and the Gulf Coast and eventually the ever expanding West. For the first time workers had their own money to "buy" products for themselves. This in itself stimulated economic growth.
There was however, one major obstacle to the transportation of pottery-- the packaging. With roads rough or virtually non existent and river transportation not much smoother breakage during shipping was high. The crates in which the ware was shipped were expensive and the custom was to return them after unpacking. Samuel Orr, a crate repairman for John Goodwin, suggested that he could make a large barrel in which ware could be safely shipped. These barrels, made at a fraction of the cost of the crates, were so successful that they became an industry in themselves and drove the crates out of the pottery business. With the production of these large barrels the ware was able to be shipped safely by road, river, canal or rail.
The industry grew so fast that potteries that had started with one kiln fast became bigger and bigger sometimes as large as 32 kilns, covering over ten acres of land. The industry grew along the banks of the Ohio River, covering not just the banks in East Liverpool but down to Wellsville. N.V. Walker built a plant in 1842 between the two communities where there was an abundant supply of coal and clay to produce the ware and run the kilns. As the industry boomed, time would indeed show that East Liverpool would become so overcrowded with potteries and homes that the larger potteries wishing to expand were forced to build across the Ohio River in Chester and Newell, WV. Most of the larger potteries moved over time across the river into Chester and Newell, West Virginia. By the 1970's all but one of the larger potteries, Hall China, were in West Virginia. Today most of the land once occupied in East Liverpool by potteries has been taken by the Ohio River as it makes a sweeping bend on its way to the Mississippi. What was 1st St. and a good portion of 2nd St. no longer exist except in the history books or on an old map.
In 1870 Isaac Knowles invented the "pull down" or "jigger" revolutionizing potting which until this time had been done entirely by hand. Knowles, Taylor & Knowles were the first to introduce the production of stone china. Times for the pottery industry were not to become truly prosperous until Americans realized that the home made ware was just as good as the English ware they were used to buying. Many of the potters in East Liverpool invented time saving machinery to make production of ware more uniform and of a better quality. C.C. Thompson once stated that there would come a time when a great part of the work done in potteries by hand would be performed automatically. At this time a single tea cup cost 3c, took four weeks to make and was handled by 20 people..gif)
By 1906 the potteries extended for over 3 miles along the Ohio River and the North American Manufacturing Company was building a new state-of-the art plant in Newell, WV with 30 kilns. This new plant was on the site of the old Larkins Pottery. It was designed to have a continuous decorating kiln, buildings five stories high and 600 feet long. In 1907 the Homer Laughlin China Co. moved into the new plant. It was the largest pottery in the World. The Wells-Clarke China Co. took over the former Homer Laughlin plant in East Liverpool. Newell also had the Kenilworth Tile Co., the first tile manufacturer in the area, illustrating that the industry was diversifying into its various related industries.
Until 1873 the predominant ware produced was yellow ware. At this time K,T,K, in operation since 1852, changed their production to white granite. In 1872 Homer Laughlin and his brother Shakespeare came to East Liverpool from New York City and built the first pottery to exclusively produce white ware. The production of white ware was an instant success. Born in 1843 in "Little Beaver", Ohio and educated at the Neville Institute, a building that still stands in East Liverpool at the corner of Pennsylvania Ave. and Elizabeth St. He had built a pottery in New York City after the Civil War. In 1877 Homer purchased his brothers portion of the business. In 1876 they were awarded a medal for the best white ware at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and in 1879 they were awarded a gold medal at the exposition in Cincinnati.
A listing of potteries in the East Liverpool area clearly shows how the City gained the nickname, "Pottery Capital of the World". Hundreds of potteries from large companies, some of which are still in production today, to small home businesses that may have only survived a short time. At one time you could not look anywhere in East Liverpool without seeing the bottle kilns and the smoke that accompanied them.
This list will never be fully complete as many small potteries opened, closed and disappeared without a reference appearing in the history books. Most early ware was not marked and was hard to attribute to any specific pottery. This list is compiled from a listing in "The City of Hills & Kilns", "Bulletin of the American Ceramic Society" 1945, "Crockery & Glass Journal" Dec 18, 1924 and the East Liverpool City Directories.
The former partners in the inoperative East Liverpool Potteries Company assembled together on July 7, 1903 at the home of Robert Hall to settle and distribute the assets of the company. At this meeting Robert Hall accepted as his share ownership of the plant located on the S.E. corner of E. 4th St. and Walnut. This was the plant previously known as the West, Hardwick and George Pottery. Thirty eight days later, on August 14, 1903, he formed the Hall China Company. Three kilns were fired and 33 potters began work at the plant making bedpans and combinets (sic).earlyhall.JPG (19873 bytes)
The company had a slow start. It suffered from lack of capital and was in competition with more than 20 other small potteries.
Robert Hall was not to see the developments and successes of his fledgling company as he died in 1904 only a year after forming the company.
Management of the company was taken over by Robert Taggert Hall, the son of the founder. It was not long before he began investigating the possibility of developing a glaze that would withstand the extreme heat needed for a bisque firing. This process would make it possible to fire ware in one single firing. There was little to go on. The history books stated that it had been done in ancient China but the process and formulae had been lost.
Single Fire Process
From 1905-1911 Hall and his Superintendents experimented to develop the single fire process and also to keep the struggling company afloat. It was soon evident that the glaze would have to be lead free because it was the lead that could not withstand the high temperatures of the bisque firing kiln. During this period they produced combinets, bedpans, mugs and jugs. In 1908 they introduced dinnerware which was made in small quantities until 1914. Hall became associated at this time with Francis Simmers and the partnership between the two kept the pottery in business. Simmers kept the orders coming in. These were lean years and often the management had trouble meeting the payroll.
Disaster struck in 1910 when vandals entered the plant on Memorial Day and did over $3,000 worth of damage to equipment. This could have proved a catastrophic loss to the company but Hall became more determined to perfect his single fire process.
Early in 1911 they were to see the fruition of their efforts. The first successful lead-less glaze was mixed in a pestle and mortar and was just enough to cover half a mug. It was fired at 2,200*F. Results were good but not great. They mixed a larger batch and eventually did a full kiln of ware with the glaze. The ware in the hottest part of the kiln was perfect the other was not. It was determined to raise the temperature to 2,400*F and maintain the temperature throughout the firing process. When the kiln doors were opened they knew they had found the right combination of glaze and temperature. The ware was strong, hard, non-porous and craze-proof.
Simms loved the quality of the ware and vowed to sell so much that they would have to double his plant. Within a few months production had increased from 2 dozen pieces/day to 16 dozen pieces/day.
Growing Opportunities
In 1914 the company was faced with a great opportunity to establish themselves in the American market. W.W.I in Europe meant that ware could not be shipped or sold in the
U.S. Hall China put all its efforts into making casseroles, teapots, coffeepots, coffee urn liners and other ware used by restaurants and institutions. Hall Chinas reputation for the quality of its ware grew so much during this period that when the war was over, even when the cheaper European ware became available, the institutions did not buy it because it was less expensive over the long term to invest in the Hall ware. European ware was fragile, soft, porous, and absorbent with a rough finish. Hall ware was strong, smooth, non-porous, non-absorbent and glistened when new and was still so after extended use.
Expansion
With the combination of Hall and Simmers, now partners and sharing the presidency of the company, alternating a year at a time the fate of the company seemed assured.
In 1919 they purchased the Goodwin Pottery at E.6th St. and Broadway and started making gold-decorated teapots for the retail market. Hall was soon the largest producer of decorated teapots in the world.
In 1920 Robert Taggart Hall died from a heart attack and Simmers took full control of the company.
The company continued to expand. The research and development departments to this day work to improve the process and the ware. Early developments were under-glazes of various colors.
In 1927 a third plant was added producing soda-fountain jars and then in 1928 decorated cooking china to be sold on the retail market.
By 1929 it was obvious that it would be a wise move to consolidate the production of ware under one roof. Twenty three acres of land were purchased in the East End of East Liverpool. The new facility was 250 feet wide by 680 feet long, all on one floor, covering 170,000 square feet. The open plan allowed for continuous and progressive movement of the production. There were three tunnel kilns for firing. The plant saw as many as eight additions in the '30's and '40's as production boomed.
In 1933 Hall China produced decorated cooking china, teapots and coffee-pots. In 1936 they expanded the line again to include dinnerware.
Today
Recently joining Homer Laughlin China, Hall China continues its mission as the largest manufacturer of specialty dinnerware. It has adapted to the trends and growth of the market. A few years ago it had a line of ware for the Longaberger Company which they sell in conjunction with their baskets.
In 1872 the East Liverpool, Ohio City Council, foreseeing the demise in popularity of yellow ware offered $5,000 to anyone that would agree to build a four kiln pottery producing white ware.
Homer and Shakespeare Laughlin won that competition and proceeded to build a pottery in East Liverpool. They were natives of the area being born on Beaver Creek near East Liverpool and the Ohio River. After the Civil War Homer and his brothers had worked in the pottery industry in production and sales but were not expert in technical aspects of making ware.
They accepted the Council's offer on September 1, 1873, broke ground for the plant on October 1 and opened for production one year later on September 1, 1874. The plant with only two kilns struggled due to a lack of capital and lack of experience. White ware had not been produced in the area before this time. It is said that the first batch of ware out of the kilns was cups and that when the ware cooled all the handles fell off. Undaunted they persevered, calling themselves, "The Ohio Valley Pottery" and "Laughlin Bros. Pottery". By 1874 they had 100 employees. Their work finally paid off when in 1876 they were awarded a medal for best white ware at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were now established as a quality producer in the market.
In 1877 Homer bought his brothers share of the company and renamed the business "Homer Laughlin". In 1896 it was renamed "The Homer Laughlin China Company".
At this time there was stiff competition with European and especially English China. The public perceived that the American ware, which was more expensive, was of lesser quality. Many potteries disguised their ware with marks reminiscent of English marks or named their ware "Royal" to give the connotation of English ware. Homer Laughlin however, designed a mark that showed the American Eagle on top of the British Lion. He wanted to show his confidence in the American ware.
Homer Laughlin was aware of the conditions of his employees but safety standards were non-existent in industry at this time. The hazards of the job were many, mostly from the inhalation of the dusts associated with the production of the ware. In 1877 he was paying his employees more than their European or Asian counterparts. A skilled worker earned $2.33/day, an unskilled man $1.29/day, boys 0.82c/day and women and girls 0.75c/day. In 1880 he took 300 of his workers and their families by chartered train to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for an exposition in the afternoon and the opera in the evening. Laughlin was mindful of his workers and saw quality ion them. In 1880 Homer hired W.E. Wells as bookkeeper. He would eventually become the general manager and today his descendants are still managing the company. He hired the first female secretary in 1888. Later in the companies history the plant would include a recreational park.
Throughout the 1880's Homer Laughlin produced a variety of ware, mostly of a basic white which could be used in hotels and other public institutions. Today many former Homer Laughlin workers can still recognize the ware by style and quality wherever they may be in a hotel or restaurant throughout the country and even the world. In 1886 he had truly mad what could be termed genuine American china. After a demonstration of its translucence and vitreous qualities Jere Simms editor of the local newspaper said, "It is no longer a question of doubt that the finest, thinnest and most translucent of china can be produced in America."
In 1897 Homer retired from the business to pursue business interests in California. Wells, Louis, Marcus and Charles Aaron purchased interests in the company with Louis Aaron as president and Wells as secretary and general manager. They decided that they needed to expand. In 1899 they built a new plant east of the original pottery (plant # 2). Two years later they built plant # 3 beside plant # 2. They also traded the original plant for another in the East End. After this expansion there were 32 kilns. Still unsatisfied and prompted by the extreme growth in the demand for their wares they wanted to expand again. However, there was no available suitable land in the East End of East Liverpool; therefore they pursued the purchase of a 3 mile tract of land in a small community that would become known as Newell across the Ohio River in West Virginia. The location had access to fuel, railroad and river transportation. Forming the North American Manufacturing Company to develop the property into a usable industrial site, the Homer Laughlin Company set about developing what until this time was a relatively inaccessible area of the West Virginia panhandle. The only way to get to the property from Ohio was by ferry. By 1904 they had begun construction of a metal suspension bridge. Now called the Newell Bridge it is still in operation as a toll bridge across the river. The first traffic moved across on July 4, 1905. Newell grew rapidly from a small community of but a few homes to a prospering community with 130 additional homes by December 1907.
The plant, at that time the largest in the World, covered 10 acres, extended 700 feet along the riverbank. Standing five stories high it had a total floor space of 15 acres. Connected with the plant to the south was a 100 acre park with a spring-fed stream, lack, zoo, formal garden and outdoor theater. The park was the idea of George Washington Clarke, a great innovative salesman for the company. He spent much of his time and money on the park. He died in 1911 not long after the park was built. With the addition of the new plant, in January 1907, there were 62 kilns and 48 decorating kilns capable of producing 300,000 pieces of ware per day.
In 1914 they added plant # 5, with 16 kilns, just to the north of plant # 4, the Newell plant. By 1919-1920 they were ready to expand again. The industry was changing greatly at this time. New technologies for better and more efficient production required the introduction of science and scientists into the business. Laughlin's hired Albert Victor Bleininger, a scientist in ceramics. Bleininger would remain with the company until his death in 1946. His first task was to build plant # 6. This plant was built across the valley to the south of plants # 4 and was the largest pottery ever constructed in the world. It was to be a leader in the worldwide manufacturing of ceramics. The plant was state-of-the-art. A major innovation was the construction of tunnel kilns. The tunnel kilns unlike the bottle kilns were of continuous operation. The plant also had other technological advantages, streamlining the process of making the ware. The plant was 290 feet wide, 800 feet long with a basement 80 feet by 800feet where the clay, flint and feldspar were mixed.
1n 1927 they built plant # 7 and replaced the bottle kilns in plants # 4 and # 5 with tunnel kilns. The three older plants in East Liverpool were soon obsolete and were abandoned in 1929. To replace them, in 1928, Laughlin's built plant # 8 just south of plant # 6. This new plant was 1,200 feet long and 300 feet wide and employed 900 people, equal to the combined numbers at plants # 6 and # 7. At peak employment The Homer Laughlin China Company employed 3,500 people.
In 1927 they hired one of the world’s foremost ceramists, Frederick Hurten Rhead. Rhead would stay with the company until his death in 1942. Rhead's first job was to update the catalogue, most of which had been in production for decades. The newest ware was called Yellowstone and was a cream, light-yellow. Introduced in 1926 it was advertised as, "possessing a warmth of tone that appeals to many persons of good taste more strongly than the dead white body that has ruled the market for so many years". He slowly changed the product over a space of several years. In 1935 he created Fiesta ware which would become the companies most popular and most collected line of Homer Laughlin China. Fiesta was discontinued in 1959, replaced with Fiesta Ironstone which was discontinued in 1973. Fiesta ware with new colors was reintroduced in 1986 to celebrate to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Rhea also created Harlequin which was the Woolworth Companies biggest seller. It was reintroduced into the line in 1979 to celebrate Homer Laughlin's Centennial.
Peak production for the company was in 1948 when they produced 10,129,449 dishes.
In 1959 plant # 6 was adapted to produce heavy vitreous ware for restaurants. Hundreds of restaurants across the country now use Laughlin restaurant ware, including the Marriott Hotel chain.
In 1930 W.E. Wells retired from the company. His son, Joseph Wells succeeded him. In 1960 his son Joseph Wells Jr. became general manager and his son Joseph Wells III executive vice-president. In 1986 Joseph Wells III would become general manager. In 1911 Marcus Aaron took over as president of the board from his father, Louis Aaron. In 1940 Marcus Lester Aaron becomes president retiring in 1989 after 65 years of service. His son Marcus Aaron II would succeed him.
The Homer Laughlin China Company is still, today, the U.S.A.'s largest producer of china. Some of the plants have been abandoned and closed but the company still operates at the Newell, West Virginia site.
Homer Laughlin Production Timeline
1872 White ware
1884 Victor
1896 Golden Gate & Shakespeare
1899 American Beauty
1901 Colonial, Seneca, Niagara
1903 King Charles
1907 Angelus, Empress
1912 Hudson, Genesee
1914 Majestic
1920 Republic, Kwaker
1926 Yellowstone
1929 Liberty
1930-1933 Wells, Century, Jade, Ravenna, Virginia Rose, Marigold, Nautilus (Regular) and Georgian/Craftsman
1935 Fiesta, Coronet
1936 Brittany, Harlequin
1937 Eggshell Nautilus, Eggshell Georgian
1938 Swing, Carnival, Riviera, Tango
1939 Theme, Kitchen Kraft, Serenade
1940 Picadilly
1948 Jubilee, Skytone, Suntone and Debutante, Kraft Blue, Kraft Pink
1949-1959 Rhythm, Cavalier, Triumph, Kenilworth, Epicure
1959 Hotel and Restaurant china introduced
1986 Fiesta reintroduced as a lead-free china product
| Year Established |
Date of Changes |
Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool, OH unless specified.) |
Ware | Years in Business |
| 1826 | Joseph Wells | c. 1826-1856 | |||
| 1830 | Longs Run Pottery | N.W. Corner Sec. 15. St. Clair Township | Rockingham & Yellowware | ||
| 1852 | Sprucevale Pottery | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | c.1852-1859 | |
| 1840 | James Bennett | S.E. Corner 2nd & Jefferson Sts. |
---------"----------- | 1839-1841 | |
| 1841 | Bennett & Sons | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ||
| 1844 | Thomas Croxall & Brothers | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1844-1852 | |
| 1852 | -----plant destroyed by flood----- | ||||
| 1840 | Benjamin Harker Sr. | River Road E. of Old Homer Laughlin Plant |
---------"----------- | 1840-1846 | |
| Benjamin & George S. Harker- Etruria Pottery |
---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | |||
| 1846 | Harker, Taylor & Co. | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1846-1851 | |
| 1851 | Harker, Thompson & Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1851-1854 | |
| 1854 | George S. Harker & Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1854-1890 | |
| 1879 | -----change of product------ | ---------"----------- | White Granite | ||
| 1890 | Harker Pottery Co | ---------"----------- | Semiporcelain | 1890-1972 | |
| 1931 | -----moved to Chester, WV---- | ||||
| 1842 | Salt, Mear, Ogden & Hancock | N.E. corner of 2nd & Washington Sts. |
Rockingham & Yellowware | 1842-c.1852 / 1856-c.1860 |
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| Salt & Mear---Mansion House | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ||
| 1850 | Harker & Smith | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1853-1855 | |
| 1857 | James Foster & William Garner | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | c. 1856-1859 | |
| 1863 | Croxall & Cartwright | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1856-1888 | |
| 1888 | G (J). W. Croxall & Sons | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1888-1898 | |
| 1898 | Croxall Pottery Co. | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1898-1914 | |
| 1912 | -------business suspended------- | ||||
| 1844 | John Goodwin | S.E. corner 2nd & Market Sts. | ---------"----------- | 1843-1853 / 1863-1865 |
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| 1845 | ------change of product-------- | ---------"----------- | Rock., Yellow & Knobs | ||
| 1853 | S & W. Baggott---- Eagle Pottery | ---------"----------- | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1853-c.1897 | |
| 1890's | ------plant closed-------- | ||||
| 1902 | Mountford & Co. | ---------"----------- | Stilts,Pins & Spurs | 1891-1897 |
| Year Established |
Date of Changes | Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool, OH unless specified.) | Ware | Years in Business |
| 1845 | Ball & Morris---Union Pottery | S.E. 2nd St & Cherry Alley | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1846-1856 | |
| 1855 | McGillvary & Orr | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1855 | |
| 1857 | Croxall & Cartwright | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1856-1888 | |
| 1898 | Croxall Pottery | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1898-1914 | |
| 1914 | American Porcelain Co. | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1914-1932 | |
| 1932 | -------business suspended------ | ||||
| 1846 | George Garner | n/a | n/a | c.1846 | |
| 1847 | Bullock & Garner | n/a | n/a | 1847 | |
| 1847 | William Brunt Sr. | W side Market St. at 1st St. | Rock., Yellow. & Knobs | ?? | |
| 1852 | William Brunt & William Bloor | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1848-1853 | |
| 1853 | William Brunt Sr. | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ?? | |
| 1881 | Henry Brunt & Son--Riverside Knob Works | ---------"----------- | clay & porcelain knobs | ?? | |
| 1895 | William H. Brunt | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | n/a | |
| 1911 | Riverside Knob Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | n/a | |
| 1917 | General Porcelain Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ?? | |
| 1930 | Riverside Knob Co (John C. Miller) | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | n/a | |
| 1891 | Henry Brunt & Son--Riverside Knob Works | ---------"----------- | Electrical Porcelain | ?? | |
| 1895 | George F. Brunt & C. F. Thompson | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | n/a | |
| 1907 | G. F. Brunt Porcelain Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | c.1900-1914 | |
| 1911 | General Porcelain Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ?? | |
| 1930 | Riverside Knob Co (John C. Miller) | --------"----------- | Knobs | ?? | |
| 1847 | Woodward & Vodrey-- Herculaneum Pottery | S.side E. 4th St. from Walnut to Elm | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1847-1848 | |
| 1848 | Woodward, Vodrey & Booth | ---------"----------- | --------"----------- | 1848 | |
| 1849 | Woodward, Blakely & Co | ---------"----------- | Rock., Yellow & Terra Cotta | 1848-1857 | |
| 1847 | John Henderson-- Salamander Pottery Works | S. corner Broadway & St. Clair Ave. | Rockingham & Yellowware | c.1849-c.1854 | |
| 1857 | Morley, Godwin & Flentke | ---------"----------- | ---------"---------- | 1855-1874 | |
| 1870 | ---------moved----------- | E.side Broadway & 5th & 6th Sts. | ---------"----------- | ||
| 1874 | -----change of product----- | ---------"---------- | White Granite | ||
| 1878 | Godwin & Flentke | ---------"---------- | ---------"----------- | 1878-1882 | |
| 1882 | William Flentke | ---------"---------- | ---------"----------- | n/a | |
| 1886 | Standard Co-Operative Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1886-1927 | |
| 1890 | ---------"----------- No 1 | ---------"---------- | Semiporcelain | ||
| 1926 | --suspended-- moved to New Cumberland, WV as Cronin China Co | ||||
| 1848 | Larkin Brothers | n/a | n/a | c.1848-1861 | |
| 1848 | Newell, Larkins & Co | n/a | n/a | 1848-c1852 | |
| 1848 | Dovey, Webster & Co | n/a | n/a | 1848 | |
| 1848 | Webster & Phillips | n/a | n/a | c. 1848-1850 | |
| 1848 | Wyllie Brothers | ||||
| 1854 | ---- discontinued business-- |
| Year Esablished | Date of Change | Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool, OH unless specified.) |
Ware | Years in Business |
| 1850 | Empire Co. | n/a | n/a | c. 1850 | |
| 1850 | Bullock & Anderson | 1850 | |||
| 1851 | Douds & Barnes | n/a | n/a | c.1851 | |
| 1851 | Harvey, Green & Co | n/a | n/a | 1851-c.1854 | |
| 1852 | R.G. Phillips | n/a | n/a | 1852 | |
| 1853 | J.R. Phillips | n/a | n/a | 1853 | |
| 1853 | O. Ritter | n/a | n/a | 1853 | |
| 1853 | Richard Harrison & Co | n/a | n/a | c. 1853 | |
| 1853 | Larkins, Newell & Co | n/a | n/a | 1853 | |
| 1853 | Wally Bros. & Co | n/a | n/a | 1853 | |
| 1853 | Knowles & Harvey---plant # 1 Old End. E. Liverpool Pottery Works | N.W. corner 6th & Walnut St. | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1853-c.1865 | |
| 1867 | Isaac W. Knowles | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | c.1865-1870 | |
| 1870 | Knowles, Taylor & Knowles --plant # 1 Old End | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1870-1929 | |
| 1872 | ------changed product----------- | ---------"----------- | White Granite | ||
| 1890 | ------changed product----------- | ---------"----------- | Semiporcelain | ||
| 1929 | American Chinaware Corp---plant E | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1929-1931 | |
| 1932 | ---------business suspended------- | ||||
| 1854 | Booth Brothers | 1854-c. 1865 | |||
| 1855 | McGillvary & Moore | n/a | n/a | 1855-1857 | |
| 1856 | Joseph Foster & George Garner | N.E. corner Broadway & 6th Sts | Rockingham & Yellowware | c. 1856-1859 | |
| 1860 | Joseph Foster & James Rowley | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1860-c. 1866 | |
| 1865 | Foster & Rigby | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | c. 1866-1868 | |
| 186? | T. Rigby & Co----Broadway Pottery | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | n/a | |
| 1872 | John Goodwin | ---------"----------- | White Granite | 1843-1853 / 1863-1865 | |
| 1876 | Goodwin Brothers | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1875-1893 | |
| 1893 | Goodwin Pottery | ---------"----------- | Semiporcelain | 1893-1913 | |
| 1913 | Davidson & Stevenson, lessees | ---------"----------- | Electrical Porcelain | 1914-1932 | |
| 1919 | Hall China Co. | ---------"----------- | Semiporcelain | 1903-present | |
| 1930 | ------moved to Klondyke Plant---- | ||||
| 1856 | William Brunt & Sons | n/a | n/a | ||
| 1856 | Wallace Brothers | n/a | n/a | 1856-c.1861 | |
| 1857 | Douds & Sebring | n/a | n/a | 1857-1860 | |
| 1857 | Smith, Foster & Co | n/a | n/a | 1857 | |
| 1857 | Vodrey Brothers----Pallisy Works | S.E. corner 4th & College | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1857-c1864 | |
| 1896 | Vodrey Pottery Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | 1896-1928 | |
| 1928 | -----business suspended----- | ||||
| 1859 | William Bloor---East Liverpool Porcelain Works--U.S. Pottery Wrks | N.E. corner Walnut & 3rd Sts. | Porcelain & Novelties | ||
| 1862 | William Brunt Jr & Co--Phoenix Pottery Works | ---------"----------- | Rockingham & Yellowware | ||
| 1878? | William Brunt Son & Co | ---------"----------- | White Granite | ||
| 1894 | William Brunt Pottery Co | ---------"----------- | Semiporcelain | ||
| 1926 | Hall China Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ||
| 1930 | -----moved to Klondyke Plant---- | ||||
| 1859 | William Brunt Jr & Co--Phoenix Pottery | S.E. corner Walnut & 4th Sts. | Rockingham & Yellowware | ||
| 1865 | Thompson, Jobling, Taylor & Hardwick--Lincoln Pottery | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ||
| 1867 | West, Hardwick & Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ||
| 1879 | ----changed product---- | ---------"----------- | Cream-colored | ||
| 1882 | ----changed product---- | ---------"----------- | White Granite | ||
| 1884 | George Morley & Son--Lincoln Pottery | ---------"----------- | White Granite & Majolica | ||
| 1890 | -----discontinued business---- | ||||
| 1894 | East Liverpool Pottery Co | ---------"----------- | White Granite | ||
| 1896 | ----changed product---- | Semiporcelain | |||
| 1903 | East Liverpool Potteries Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ||
| 1905 | Hall China Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ||
| 1913 | ----changed product---- | Porcelain | |||
| 1930 | --moved to Klondyke Plant-- | ||||
| 1859 | Elijah Webster---A. Webster & Co | E side Jackson & 1st | Stoneware | ||
| 1864 | Manley & Cartwright--Industrial Pottery | ---------"----------- | Rockingham & Yellowware | ||
| 1872 | Manley, Cartwright & Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ||
| 1880 | Cartwright Brothers Co | ---------"----------- | ---------"----------- | ||
| 1887 | ----changed product---- | ---------"----------- | Yellow & cream-colored | ||
| 1890 | ----changed product---- | White Granite | |||
| 1891 | ----changed product---- | Semiporcelain | |||
| 1924 | ----business suspended---- |
| Year Established | Date of Changes | Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location(all sites E. Liverpool, OH unless specified.) | Ware | Years in Business |
| 1860's | William Colclough | N.E corner 6th & Sugar | Porcelain, clay pipes & novelties | c.1850/ 1879-1881 | |
| 1863 | John Goodwin-- Novelty Pottery |
S.E. corner Broadway & 6th Sts | Yellowware & novelties | 1843-1853/ 1863-1865 | |
| 1865 | Marks, Farmer, Manley & Riley---A.J. Marks & Co | --------------"----------- | Rockingham & Yellowware | n/a | |
| 1869 | McNicol, Burton & Co | --------------"----------- | Rock, Yellow & White Granite | 1869-1892 | |
| 1892 | D.E. McNicol Pottery Co | --------------"----------- | Yellow, Cream-colored & White Granite | 1892-1954 | |
| 1930 | moved to Clarksburg, WV | ||||
| 1863 | Agner & Foutts-- American Pottery Works | N.E. corner 2nd & Market | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1863-1883 | |
| 188? | Agner & Gaston | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | 1883-1884 | |
| 1887 | Sebring Pottery Co | --------------"----------- | White Granite | 1887-c. 1940 | |
| 1900 | Sevres China Co | --------------"----------- | Semiporcelain | 1900-1908 | |
| 1908 | Warner-Keffer China Co | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | 1908-1912 | |
| 1910 | ----suspended operation--- | ||||
| 1864 | Mayer, Ross & McDevitt | n/a | n/a | 1864 | |
| 1865 | Mayer & Geon | n/a | n/a | 1865 | |
| 1866 | Starkey & Simms--Star Stone | S.E. corner Dresden & 8th St | Stoneware | 1866-1868 | |
| 1868 | Laughlin & Simms | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | n/a | |
| 1868 | Ferguson & Simms | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | 1872 | |
| 1868 | N.M. Simms & Co | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | 1868-1874 | |
| 1875 | Brunt, Bloor, Martin & Co-- Dresden Pottery | --------------"----------- | White Granite | 1875-1882 | |
| 1882 | Potters' Co-Operative Co | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | 1882-1925 | |
| 1890 | ----change of product---- | --------------"----------- | Semiporcelain | ||
| 1925 | Dresden Pottery | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | 1925-1927 | |
| 1927 | ----discontinued business-- | ||||
| 1866 | Douds & Moore | 1866 | |||
| 1867 | Jacob Morton | n/a | n/a | 1867-1870 | |
| 1867 | Hill, Brunt & Co | S.W. corner 5th & Walnut | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1867-c.1869 | |
| 1874 | John Wyllie & Son---Great Western Pottery | --------------"----------- | White Granite | 1874-1893 | |
| 1891 | Union Pottery Co | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | ?? | |
| 1896 | ----change of product--- | Semiporcelain | |||
| 1904 | ---discontinued business-- | ||||
| 1867 | Jones Pottery | n/a | n/a | 1867-1880 | |
| 1867 | Burgess, Webster & Viney --Webster, Viney & Co | S.side W. 8th St | Stoneware | 1867-1869 | |
| 1871 | Starkey & Ourly--Star Pottery | --------------"----------- | Rockingham & Yellowware | c. 1870-1872 | |
| 1872 | Samuel Worcester & Son | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | n/a | |
| 187? | Bulger & Worcester | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | 1872-1884 | |
| 1886 | ----discontinued business-- | ||||
| 1868 | William Brunt Sr. & Son--Great Western | n/a | n/a | 1868-1874 | |
| 1868 | McDevitt, Cochran & Co-- California Pottery | California Hollow | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1868-1870 | |
| 1871 | McDevitt & Moore | --------------"----------- | Majolica & Jet ware | 1874-c.1900 | |
| 1900? | ---discontinued business-- | ||||
| 1868 | Viney, Thompson & Co | n/a | n/a | 1868-1869 | |
| 1868 | Thompson & Herbert | River Rd E. of Sugar Alley | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1868-1870 | |
| 1870 | C.C. Thompson & Co | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | 1870-1938 | |
| 1884 | ----change of product---- | Yellow & cream-colored | |||
| 1890 | ----change of product---- | Cream-colored & White Granite | |||
| 1918 | ----change of product---- | Semiporcelain | |||
| 1938 | --suspended business-- | ||||
| 1868 | Jackson Brothers | N.E. corner 7th & Jefferson Sts. | China & Parian | 1868-1870 | |
| 1869 | Douds & Welch | n/a | n/a | 1869 | |
| 1869 | Fritz, McClure & Co. | n/a | n/a | 1869 |
| Year Established | Date of Change | Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool, OH unless specified.) | Ware | Years in Business |
| 1870 | Lamond & Jones | n/a | n/a | 1870 | |
| 1870 | A. Viney & Co | n/a | n/a | 1870 | |
| 1870 | Henry Willot | n/a | n/a | 1870-1872 | |
| 1871 | Fowler & O'Connor | n/a | n/a | 1871-1872 | |
| 1872 | Douds & Foutts | n/a | n/a | 1872 | |
| 1872 | R. Thomas & Sons Co | N. side W. 7th St. | Clay Knobs | 1873-1957 | |
| 1884 | ------------"------------ American Knob Works | ------------"------------ | Clay & Porcelain Wiring Knobs | ||
| 1885 | R. Thomas & Sons Co | ------------"------------ | Low-voltage Porcelain | ||
| 1897 | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | High-voltage Porcelain | ||
| 1927 | ----moved to Lisbon, OH----- | ||||
| 1872 | Worcester, Bulger & Son | n/a | n/a | 1872-1884 | |
| 1872 | McDevitt, Moore & Curby | n/a | n/a | 1872-1874 | |
| 1873 | Laughlin Brothers---Ohio Valley Pottery | River Rd, E. of Thompson Pottery | White Granite | 1973-1877 | |
| 1879 | Homer Laughlin Pottery | ------------"------------ | Porcelain | 1977-1896 | |
| 1897 | ----change of product---- | ------------"------------ | Semiporcelain | ||
| 1903 | National China Co | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1899-1911 | |
| 1911 | Harker Pottery Co. plant # 2 | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1890-1972 | |
| 1931 | ----moved to Chester, WV--- | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | ||
| 1873 | Emmanuel Booth | n/a | n/a | 1873-1876 | |
| 1874 | Morley, Godwin & Co | n/a | n/a | 1874-1878 | |
| 1874 | Flentke, Worcester & Co---Buckeye Pottery Works | S. corner St. Clair & Broadway | Rockingham & Yellowware | n/a | |
| 1877 | Flentke, Harrison & Co | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1877-1884 | |
| 1874 | Thomas Haden | n/a | n/a | 1874-1888 | |
| 1874 | Golding Sons Co | S.side W.4th St | Flint & Feldspar | 1874-1939 | |
| 1875 | Curby, Starkey & Co | n/a | n/a | 1875 | |
| 1875 | Joseph Dennis | n/a | n/a | 1875-1886 | |
| 1877 | Goerge F. Humrickhouse | n/a | n/a | 1877-c.1883 | |
| 1877 | Bulger, Starkey & Co | 1877 | |||
| 1877 | Benjamin Harker & Sons--- Wedgewood Pottery | River Rd. E. of Harker Pottery | Cream-Colored | 1877-1881 | |
| 1881 | Wallace & Chetwynd--- Colonial Pottery | ------------"------------ | White Granite | 1881-1901 | |
| 1896 | ----change of product---- | ------------"------------ | Semiporcelain | ||
| 1903 | East Liverpool Potteries Co | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1901-1907 (1933) | |
| 1905 | Colonial Pottery | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1903-1929 | |
| 1929 | ----operation suspended--- | ||||
| 1878 | Morley & Co | n/a | n/a | 1878-1884 | |
| 1878 | Anderson, Curry & Co | n/a | n/a | 1878 | |
| 1878 | East Liverpool Encaustic Tile Co | n/a | n/a | 1878 | |
| 1878 | Gamble & Surles (Surles & Gamble) | N.E. corner Buckeye Alley & Bradshaw Ave | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1878 | |
| 1882 | Flentke, Harrison & Co | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1877-1884 | |
| 1885 | Knowles, Taylor & Knowles- Plant #3, Buckeye | ------------"------------ | White Granite | 1870-1929 | |
| 1890 | ----change of product---- | Semiporcelain | |||
| 1929 | American Chinaware Corp, - Plant E | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1929-1931 | |
| 1931 | ---production suspended-- | ||||
| 1878 | Sants & Barlow | n/a | n/a | 1878 | |
| 1878 | John F. Steele | n/a | n/a | 1878-1891 | |
| 1879 | Dennis Outrim | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 1879 | Hayden & Lycett | n/a | n/a | 1879 | |
| 1879 | A.B. Beck | n/a | n/a | 1879 | |
| 1879 | Ralph Scragg | n/a | n/a | 1878-c1887 | |
| 1879 | Burford Brothers | N.W corner Green Lane & E. 7th St. | Floor & Wall Tile | 1879-1904 | |
| 1881 | ----change of product--- | ------------"------------ | Cream-colored & White Granite | ||
| 1896 | ----change of product---- | ------------"------------ | Semiporcelain | ||
| 1905 | Standard Pottery Co # 2 | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1886-1927 | |
| 1920 | Potters Co-Operative Co # 2 | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1882-1925 | |
| 1925 | Dresden Pottery Co # 2 | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1925-1927 | |
| 1929 | ---discontinued business-- |
| Year Established | Date of Change | Name of Pottery & Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool, OH unless specified | Ware | Years in Business |
| 1880 | George Monroe Co | n/a | n/a | 1880 | |
| 1880 | Worcester Co | n/a | n/a | 1880-1882 | |
| 1880 | E. Fox Co | n/a | n/a | 1880 | |
| 1880 | Cartwright Brothers Pottery Co | n/a | n/a | 1880-1896 | |
| 1880 | Robertson & Co-- Diamond Stilt Works | N.W. corner Union & 1st St. | Stilts, Pins & Spurs | n/a | |
| 1882 | Rowe & Mountford | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | n/a | |
| 1891 | ----change of product-- | ------------"------------ | Potters supplies & White Granite | ||
| 1894 | George C. Murphy Co | ------------"------------ | White Granite | 1897-1901/ 1903-1904 | |
| 1896 | ----change of product-- | ------------"------------ | Semiporcelain | ||
| 1903 | East Liverpool Potteries Co | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1901-1907 | |
| 1904 | -discontinued business- | ||||
| 1880 | Knowles, Taylor & Knowles--Plant # 2 New End | W.side Walnut St. North Potters Alley | White Granite | 1870-1929 | |
| 1890 | ---change of product---- | ------------"------------ | Semiporcelain | ||
| 1929 | American Chinaware Corp. --Plant E | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1929-1931 | |
| 1931 | --operation suspended-- | ||||
| 1881 | Webster, Campbell & Co | n/a | n/a | 1881-1888 | |
| 1881 | Manley, Surles & Gamble | n/a | n/a | 1881 | |
| 1881 | Smith, Plunkett & McClure | n/a | n/a | 1881 | |
| 1881 | Humrickhouse & Gallagher | n/a | n/a | 1881 | |
| 1881 | Frederick, Shenkel, Allen & Co-- Globe Pottery | River Rd. E. of Colonial Pottery | Rockingham & Yellowware | 1881-1888 | |
| 1888 | Globe Pottery Co | ------------"------------ | Semiporcelain | 1888-1903/ 1905-1912 | |
| 1903 | East Liverpool Potteries Co | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1901-1907 (1933) | |
| 1905 | Globe Pottery Co | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1888-1903/ 1905-1912 | |
| 1913 | T.A. McNicol Pottery Co | ------------"------------ | ------------"------------ | 1913-1929 | |
| 1926 | ---production suspended-- | ||||
| 1882 | John Patterson & Sons Pottery | n/a | n/a | 1882-1900 | |
| 1882 | Shields & Wilson | n/a | n/a | 1882 | |
| 1882 | Alcock & Shields | n/a | n/a | 1882 | |
| 1882 | Patterson, Russell & Co | n/a | n/a | 1882 | |
| 1882 | Boulton & Co | n/a | n/a | 1882-1883 | |
| 1884 | F.R. Cross & Co | n/a | n/a | 1884 | |
| 1884 | George Buxton | n/a | n/a | 1884-1891 | |
| 1885 | William Brunt & Co | n/a | n/a | 1885 | |
| 1886 | Nentwick & Larkin | n/a | n/a | 1886 | |
| 1887 | Potters Mining & Milling Co | N. side Railroad St. E of Boyce St. and E. of Trenle Pottery | Flint & Feldspar | 1887- | |
| 1888 | Miles & McClain | n/a | n/a | 1888 | |
| 1888 | James H. Baum | n/a | n/a | 1888-1896 | |
| 1888 | Knowles, Taylor & Knowles --Plant # 4 -China Works | N.side Bradshaw Ave, E of plant # 3 | Porcelain & Lotus | 1870-1929 | |
| 1898 | ----changed product--- | Semiporcelain | |||
| 1929 | American Chinaware Corp-- Plant E | --------------"----------- | --------------"----------- | 1929-1931 | |
| 1931 | ---closed----- | ||||
| 1889 | McNicol & Smith | n/a | n/a | 1889-1911 | |
| 1889 | C.C. Thompson Pottery Co | 1889-1938 |
| Year Established | Date of Change | Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool,OH unless specified) | Ware | Years in Business |
| 1890 | Potters Supply Co | W.side Washington St | Stilts, pins, spurs etc. | 1890- | |
| 1890 | Burgess & Co--American China | S. side W. 8th St | Bone China | 1890-1893 | |
| 1893 | West End Pottery | -------"-------- | Semiporcelain | 1893-1938 | |
| 1938 | ---production suspended--- | ||||
| 1890 | Burgess & Co--American Stilt Works | S.W. corner 4th & Cherry Alley | Stilts, pins & spurs | 1890-1893 | |
| 1894 | --plant dismantled--- | ||||
| 1890 | Corns Knob Works | Laura Ave | Door & Furniture knobs | n/a | |
| 1900 | Benty Brothers | -------"-------- | Artware | 1900-1906 | |
| 1906 | Craven | -------"-------- | -------"-------- | 1906-1910 | |
| 1910 | ---suspended operation--- | ||||
| 1893 | Burton & Garner | S. side Ravine St. between Blakely & Bradshaw | Pins, stilts, spurs & knobs | n/a | |
| 1898 | Corns & Williams | -------"-------- | Specialities | n/a | |
| 1903 | ---operation suspended--- | ||||
| 1894 | East End Pottery Co | N. side Railroad St. E of Boyce | White Granite | 1894-1901/ 1903-1907 | |
| 1903 | East Liverpool Potteries Co | -------"-------- | -------"-------- | 1901-1907(1933) | |
| 1905 | East End Pottery Co | -------"-------- | Semiporcelain | 1894-1901/ 1903-1907 | |
| 1910 | East End China Co | -------"-------- | -------"-------- | 1908-1909? | |
| 1915 | Trenle China Co | -------"-------- | -------"-------- | 1909-c. 1924 | |
| 1917 | Trenle Porcelain Co | -------"-------- | Electrical Porcelain & Porcelain | n/a | |
| 1937 | ---moved to Ravenswood, WV | ||||
| 1894 | Union Co-Operative Pottery Co | n/a | n/a | 1894-1900 | |
| 1895 | Edward O'Connor | E.side Starkey St. | Rockingham & Yellowware | n/a | |
| 1902 | D.E. McNicol Pottery Co | -------"-------- | -------"-------- | 1892-1954 | |
| 1927 | Hall China Co | -------"-------- | Porcelain | 1903- present | |
| 1930 | ---moved to Klondyke plant---- | ||||
| 1895 | French China Co | W.side Pearl St at Michigan & Elizabeth | Semiporcelain | 1898-1929 | |
| 1901 | Smith-Phillips China Co | -------"-------- | -------"-------- | 1901-1929 | |
| 1929 | American Chinaware Corp-- Plant F | -------"-------- | -------"-------- | 1929-1931 | |
| 1931 | Johnson China Co | -------"-------- | Semiporcelain & Porcelain | 1931-1927 | |
| 1937 | Specialty Porcelain Works (Boch) | -------"-------- | Electrical Porcelain | c1910-1949 | |
| 1896 | Enterprise Art China Co | n/a | n/a | 1896-? | |
| 1896 | Pioneer Pottery (Wellsville) | 1896-c.1900 | |||
| 1897 | Willian Higginson | n/a | n/a | 1897 | |
| 1898 | California Pottery Co | n/a | n/a | 1898 | |
| 1898 | East Liverpool Art China | n/a | n/a | 1898-c.1908 | |
| 1898 | Manton & Albright | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 1899 | Oliver China Co | n/a | n/a | 1899-c.1908 | |
| 1899 | Taylor, Lee & Smith | n/a | n/a | 1899-1901 | |
| 1899 | National China Co | N.side Railroad st. Between Virginia & Boyce | Semiporcelain | 1899-1911 | |
| 1903 | Homer Laughlin China Co-- Plants # 1,2 & 3 | -------"-------- | -------"-------- | 1903-present | |
| 1929 | ---moved to Newell, WV-- |
| Year Established | Date of Change |
Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool,OH unless specified) | Ware | Years in Business |
| 1910 | American Vitrified Products Co | n/a | n/a | 1910-1968 | |
| 1910 | East Liverpool China & Enamel | n/a | n/a | 1910 | |
| 1910 | Columbia China | n/a | n/a | 1910 | |
| 1911 | East Liverpool Crockery Co | n/a | n/a | c.1911 | |
| 1911 | Saxon China Co | n/a | n/a | 1911-1929 | |
| 1912 | McNicol-Corns China Co | n/a | n/a | 1912-1928 | |
| 1912 | Bel Mar China Co | n/a | n/a | 1912 | |
| 1912 | Oakwood China Co | n/a | n/a | 1912-c.1921 | |
| 1912 | Pittsburgh Tile Manufacturing Co | State Line | n/a | 1912-c.1914 | |
| 1912 | Dresden Pottery Works | 774 Dresden Ave | n/a | 1912-1914/ 1925-1927 | |
| 1914 | Potters Mining & Milling Works | -------"------- | n/a | 1914-c.1924 | |
| 1913 | East Liverpool Sanitary Manufacturing Co | n/a | n/a | 1913-? | |
| 1914 | Less Work Manufacturing Co | n/a | n/a | 1914 | |
| 1915 | Hilton China Co | n/a | n/a | c.1915 | |
| 1919 | Boch & Metsch Porcelain Co | n/a | n/a | c.1919-? | |
| 1919 | Hoyt China Co | n/a | n/a | 1919-? | |
| 1919 | Hoyt Brothers China Co | n/a | n/a | 1919 |
| Year Established | Date of Change |
Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool,OH unless specified) | Ware | Years in Business |
| 1900 | Oakwood Pottery | n/a | n/a | 1900 | |
| 1900 | Patterson Brothers Co | n/a | n/a | 1900-1907 | |
| 1900 | Sterling China Co | n/a | n/a | 1900-1902 | |
| 1900 | Thomas China | n/a | n/a | 1900-1905 | |
| 1900 | Limoges China Co | Sebring, Ohio | n/a | 1900-1949 | |
| 1900 | Edwin M. Knowles Co | N.side Harrison foot of 5th St. --Newell, WV | Vitreous Porcelain | 1901-1924 | |
| 1901 | Pan- American Electric Porcelain Co | n/a | n/a | 1901 | |
| 1901 | Burton & Williams | n/a | n/a | 1901 | |
| 1901 | Henry Schmidt | n/a | n/a | 1901 | |
| 1901 | Taylor, Smith & Taylor | 1901-1972 | |||
| 1901 | Trentvale Pottery | n/a | n/a | c. 1901 | |
| 1901 | Vitreous Novelty Works | n/a | n/a | 1901 | |
| 1902 | American Ceramic Art Co | n/a | n/a | 1902 | |
| 1902 | Wellsville China Co | n/a | n/a | 1902-1959 | |
| 1902 | Olnhausen China Co | n/a | n/a | 1902 | |
| 1903 | Sinclair Art Pottery | n/a | n/a | 1903-c.1905 | |
| 1903 | Gotham, Locke & Co | n/a | n/a | 1903 | |
| 1903 | Ohio Silica Co | n/a | Flint | 1903-1924 | |
| 1903 | East Liverpool Electrical Porcelain Co | W.side Boyce St. between Mapletree & Elmtree | Electrical Porcelain | 1903-c.1918 | |
| 1912 | General Porcelain Co | --------"------ | --------"------ | 1911-1916 | |
| 1916 | Bisque Novelty Works (George S. Thompson) | --------"------ | Novelties, Doll Heads etc. | 1916-1919 | |
| 1919 | D.E. McNicol Pottery Co | --------"------ | ------"------ | 1892-1954 | |
| 1931 | Trymore Clay Products | --------"------ | -------"------ | n/a | |
| 1933 | Bellmar Pottery Co | --------"------ | --------"------ | 1933-1935 | |
| 1935-1937 | Goodwin Pottery | --------"------ | --------"------ | 1939-1940 | |
| 1903 | N.J. Eisenhuth Novelty Works | n/a | n/a | 1903 | |
| 1904 | Anderson Porcelain | S.side Harvey between Myrtle & Putnam | Electrical Porcelain | 1903-1915 | |
| 1911 | General Porcelain Co | --------"------ | --------"------ | 1911-1916 | |
| 1916 | Louthan Manufacturing Co | --------"------ | Elec & Gas Porcelain | 1901-? | |
| 1905 | McQuillikan & Curry Porcelain Co | n/a | n/a | 1905 | |
| 1907 | Adamant Porcelain Co | N.side W 6th St. | Electrical Porcelain | 1907-c.1924 | |
| 1912 | ---change of product--- | --------"------ | Sanitary ware | ||
| 1915 | T.V. Milligan Porcelain Co | --------"------ | Electrical Porcelain | 1915-1929 | |
| 1929 | Peach Porcelain Co | --------"------ | --------"------ | 1929-1932 | |
| 1932 | Ceramic Specialties Co | --------"------ | --------"------ | 1932-c.1944 | |
| 1907 | John Boch | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 1907 | Novelty Clay Forming Co | n/a | n/a | 1907-c.1918 | |
| 1907 | Scores China Co | n/a | n/a | c.1907 | |
| 1908 | Ohio Porcelain | n/a | n/a | c.1908 | |
| 1908 | E.H. Sebring China Co | n/a | n/a | 1908-1929 | |
| 1908 | East Liverpool Sagger Co | 210 E. 2nd | n/a | 1908-c.1914 |
| Year Established | Date of Change |
Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool,OH unless specified) | Ware | Years in Business |
| 1920 | Chester China Co | n/a | n/a | 1920 | |
| 1920 | General Pulverizing Co | S.E. corner Minerva & Walnut Sts. | Feldspar | 1920-? | |
| 1920 | ----plant burned------ | ||||
| 1921 | United China Co | n/a | n/a | c.1921 | |
| 1921 | World Pottery & China Co | 410 Market St. | n/a | c1921-c.1934 | |
| 1921 | Babcock & Wilcox | E.end of Harvey Ave. | Bricks | 1921-1030 | |
| 1921 | Kenilworth Tile Co | n/a | n/a | 1921 | |
| 1921 | United States Feldspar Co | S.E corner walnut & E. 6th Sts. | Feldspar | 1921-c.1928 | |
| 1922 | United States Decorating Co | n/a | n/a | 1922 | |
| 1922 | Metsch Refractories | n/a | n/a | 1922-? | |
| 1923 | Standard Porcelain Co | Walnut & 3rd Sts. | n/a | 1923 | |
| 1923 | American Decorating Co | n/a | n/a | 1923 | |
| 1923 | Miles Porcelain Co | n/a | n/a | 1923 | |
| 1924 | American Porcelain Co | 220 E. 2nd St | n/a | 1914-1932 | |
| 1924 | Electric Clay Forming Co | n/a | n/a | 1924 | |
| 1926 | Smith-Phillips China Co--"Princess Dinnerware" | corner Elizabeth & Michigan Ave | n/a | 1901-1929 | |
| 1926 | Standard Pottery Co | N.E. corner Broadway & St. Clair Ave. | n/a | 1886-1927 | |
| 1927 | Owen-Wilson Porcelain Co | n/a | n/a | 1927 | |
| 1928 | Corns China Co | n/a | n/a | 1928-1932 | |
| 1928 | Porcelain Manufacturing Co | n/a | n/a | 1928 | |
| 1928 | Reston Artware Co | Park Rd. near Pennsylvania Ave. | n/a | 1928-c.1933 |
| Year Established | Date of Change |
Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool,OH unless specified) | Ware | Years in Business |
| 1930 | Patterson Refractories Co | 1250 St. George St. | n/a | 1930-c. 1934 | |
| 1930 | Hall China | N.E. corner Elizabeth & Michigan Ave. | 1903- present | ||
| 1931 | Meric Art Studios | 462 W. 8th St. | n/a | c.1931-1939 | |
| 1931 | Pearl China Co | 828 Lisbon St. | n/a | 1931- present | |
| 1951 | -----moved----- | foot of Market & W. 1st St | |||
| 1931 | Johnson China Co | 1798 Michigan Ave | n/a | 1931-1937 | |
| 1932 | Horton Specialty Co | n/a | n/a | c.1932-1938 | |
| 1932 | Usona Art Pottery | 146 Church, Chester WV | n/a | c1932-c.1952 | |
| 1933 | Ceramic Specialties Co | 444 W. 6th St | n/a | c.1933-c.1944 | |
| 1933 | Royal China Co | n/a | n/a | 1933-? | |
| 1934 | Bel-Mar Pottery Co | 1081 Elmwood | n/a | c1932-1935 | |
| 1937 | Goodwin Pottery Co | ------"------- | n/a | 1936-1940 | |
| 1935 | French-Saxon China Co | n/a | n/a | 1935-1964 | |
| 1935 | Pioneer Pottery | Starkey corner W. 8th | n/a | 1935-present | |
| 1935 | Kass China | 909 Vine St | n/a | c.1935-1972 | |
| 1937 | Monarch Dinnerware Co | n/a | n/a | 1937-1972 | |
| 1937 | Chic Pottery | n/a | n/a | 1937-1945 | |
| 1937 | Purinton Pottery Co | n/a | n/a | 1937-1942 | |
| 1937 | Davidson Porcelain Co | Newell Rd, nr city limits | n/a | n/a | |
| 1939 | Specialty Porcelain Works | 1700 Michigan Ave | n/a | c. 1939 | |
| 1939 | Pines Pottery Co | n/a | n/a | c.1939-1953 | |
| 1942 | Acme Artware | n/a | n/a | 1941-c.1945 | |
| 1944 | Continental Kilns | n/a | n/a | 1944-c.1953 | |
| 1945 | Acme Craftware Inc | n/a | n/a | 1945-1970 | |
| 1945 | McDonald Decorating Shop | 149 Virginia Ave, Chester, WV | n/a | n/a | |
| 1945 | Ardyth Arts | 401 Elizabeth St | n/a | c.1945-c.1961 | |
| 1945 | A.C. Blair China Studios | 917 Phoenix Ave, Chester, WV | n/a | 1945-1960 | |
| 1946 | Keystone China Co | Park Way nr High | n/a | c.1946-1954 | |
| 1947 | Cameo China Co | 2007 Main, Wellsville, OH | n/a | 1947-c.1952 | |
| 1947 | East Liverpool China Co | n/a | n/a | 1947-? | |
| 1947 | W.C. Bunting Co | Globe St. | n/a | 1947-present | |
| 1948 | Belmonte China | 1441 Etruria St | n/a | c.1948-1950's | |
| 1948 | Emil J. Durant | 1104 Oliver St | n/a | n/a | |
| 1948 | Harmon Pottery Co | 1177 Erie St. | n/a | n/a | |
| 1948 | Riverside Pottery | foot of Jackson St. | n/a | n/a | |
| 1949 | American Limoges China Co | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 1949 | Walter Skidmore Co | 2260 Harvey Ave. | n/a | n/a | |
| 1949 | White Bros | 202 1/2 W. 2nd St. | n/a | 1949-? |
| Year Established | Date of Change |
Name of Pottery & Their Successors | Location (all sites E. Liverpool,OH unless specified) | Ware | Years in Business |
| 1951 | Betteridge China Co | 411 palissey St | n/a | n/a | |
| 1953 | Archies Pottery | 409 Palissey St | n/a | n/a | |
| 1954 | East Liverpool Pottery Products Inc | Webber way | n/a | n/a | |
| 1966 | Ohio Brass | Chester, WV | n/a | 1966-? | |
| 1972 | Anchor Hocking | 1972-1982 | |||
| 1975 | Cardinal Stoneware Co | n/a | n/a | c.1975 |