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Hall China / Pottery Co.A Brief History
The Hall China Company was started by Robert Hall in 1903 in East Liverpool, Ohio. A short year later he died. The management of the business was taken over by his son who was also named Robert. The company produced items such as mugs, jugs, bedpans and struggled to survive. In 1910 vandals broke into the plant and destroyed or damaged much of the equipment necessary to make pottery & china. Robert bounced back & in 1911 they developed a single fire formula that made their wares nonporous, strong and craze proof. Business increased and in 1919 they purchased the Goodwin Pottery Company plant and began making teapots. In 1927 an additional plant was added and the variety of different wares increased yet again. Do to their tremendous growth, construction on a new facility to replace all three locations was opened in 1930. Now Hall's product line included cooking china, teapots, tableware and coffee makers. In 2003 Hall celebrated its 100 year anniversary. The company is still in business today. |
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General Information and Websites Although the company is best known for china they did produce what is considered pottery. A more applicable word for what they produced is "ceramics". This is a catch-all phrase that includes both china and pottery. Here is the Webster's definition of china: porcelain; also : vitreous porcelain wares (as dishes, vases, or ornaments) for domestic use. [light will pass through china] Here is the definition for pottery: clayware; especially : earthenware as distinguished from porcelain and stoneware and from brick and tile. Remember not to confuse "Hall" with "White Hall" or "New Hall" or "Hull", as these are all different companies. You may want to bookmark this site, as the links below will take you elsewhere...
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