Description: Reverse reads: "Potter at work. Wellers Pottery, Zanesville." This photograph shows an unknown man molding clay on a pottery wheel at S.A. Weller Pottery Company in Zanesville, Ohio. S.A. Weller Pottery located at 1888 Ceramic Avenue, was generally considered to be the largest art pottery producer in the world. The company was founded in 1872 by Samuel A. Weller (1851- 1925), in Fultenham, Ohio. Weller moved production to Zanesville in 1888 and built his first factory in 1890. The company handled all aspects of production, from digging the clay all the way through the firing in the kiln. At first, Weller produced everyday items such as cookware and flower pots, but in 1895 the company began producing more decorative items such as vases and figurines. Some of the most popular Weller patterns are: Hudson, Sicard, Louwelsa, Woodcraft and Camelot. Sam Weller's Pottery closed in 1948. Though many think that Weller Pottery is just an imitation of Roseville and Rookwood pottery, Weller pieces are displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and at other museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F12_024_1
Subjects: Pottery--Ohio--Zanesville; Art pottery, American--Ohio--Zanesville--History; Weller Pottery Company; Pottery wheels; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.)
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Code - F2; Class. Industry - Pottery Mfg.; Ident. - opened kiln." This photograph shows the inside of a brick kiln, full of pottery. This is most likely Weller Pottery. S.A. Weller Pottery located at 1888 Ceramic Avenue, was generally considered to be the largest art pottery in the world, with 400,000 square feet of floor space, manufacturing all kinds of decorative art ware. Founded in 1872 by Samuel A. Weller (1851- 1925), initially in Fultenham, Ohio, he moved production to Zanesville in 1888 and built his first factory in 1890. The company handled all aspects if production, from digging the clay all the way through the firing in the kiln. At first, Weller produced everyday items such as cookware and flower pots, but in 1895 the company began producing more decorative items such as vases and figurines, eventually becoming the largest producer of art pottery in the world. The few of the most popular of his patterns are: Hudson, Sicard, Louwelsa, Woodcraft and Camelot. Sam Weller’s Pottery closed in 1948. Though many think that Weller Pottery is just an imitation of Roseville and Rookwood pottery, Weller pieces are displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and at other museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F01_018_001
Subjects: Pottery--Ohio--Zanesville; Art pottery, American--Ohio--Zanesville--History; Weller Pottery Company; Kilns
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Potter at Work, Zanesville. Photograph courtesy of Weller Pottery. This photograph shows a man throwing clay on a pottery wheel. S.A. Weller Pottery located at 1888 Ceramic Avenue, was generally considered to be the largest art pottery in the world, with 400,000 square feet of floor space, manufacturing all kinds of decorative art ware. Founded in 1872 by Samuel A. Weller (1851- 1925), initially in Fultenham, Ohio, he moved production to Zanesville in 1888 and built his first factory in 1890. The company handled all aspects if production, from digging the clay all the way through the firing in the kiln. At first, Weller produced everyday items such as cookware and flower pots, but in 1895 the company began producing more decorative items such as vases and figurines, eventually becoming the largest producer of art pottery in the world. The few of the most popular of his patterns are: Hudson, Sicard, Louwelsa, Woodcraft and Camelot. Sam Weller’s Pottery closed in 1948. Though many think that Weller Pottery is just an imitation of Roseville and Rookwood pottery, Weller pieces are displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and at other museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F01_030_001
Subjects: Pottery--Ohio--Zanesville; Art pottery, American--Ohio--Zanesville--History; Weller Pottery Company; Pottery wheels
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows a man throwing clay on a pottery wheel. S.A. Weller Pottery located at 1888 Ceramic Avenue, was generally considered to be the largest art pottery in the world, with 400, 000 square feet of floor space, manufacturing all kinds of decorative art ware. Founded in 1872 by Samuel A. Weller (1851- 1925), initially in Fultenham, Ohio, he moved production to Zanesville in 1888 and built his first factory in 1890. The company handled all aspects if production, from digging the clay all the way through the firing in the kiln. At first, Weller produced everyday items such as cookware and flower pots, but in 1895 the company began producing more decorative items such as vases and figurines, eventually becoming the largest producer of art pottery in the world. The few of the most popular of his patterns are: Hudson, Sicard, Louwelsa, Woodcraft and Camelot. Sam Weller's Pottery closed in 1948. Though many think that Weller Pottery is just an imitation of Roseville and Rookwood pottery, Weller pieces are displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and at other museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F09_008_1
Subjects: Pottery--Ohio--Zanesville; Art pottery, American--Ohio--Zanesville--History; Weller Pottery Company; Pottery wheels
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Code - F80; Class. - Industry; Ident. - Firing Kilns." This photograph shows a man shoveling coal into a firing kiln. This is most likely Weller Pottery. S.A. Weller Pottery located at 1888 Ceramic Avenue, was generally considered to be the largest art pottery in the world, with 400,000 square feet of floor space, manufacturing all kinds of decorative art ware. Founded in 1872 by Samuel A. Weller (1851- 1925), initially in Fultenham, Ohio, he moved production to Zanesville in 1888 and built his first factory in 1890. The company handled all aspects if production, from digging the clay all the way through the firing in the kiln. At first, Weller produced everyday items such as cookware and flower pots, but in 1895 the company began producing more decorative items such as vases and figurines, eventually becoming the largest producer of art pottery in the world. The few of the most popular of his patterns are: Hudson, Sicard, Louwelsa, Woodcraft and Camelot. Sam Weller’s Pottery closed in 1948. Though many think that Weller Pottery is just an imitation of Roseville and Rookwood pottery, Weller pieces are displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and at other museums. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F01_019_001
Subjects: Pottery--Ohio--Zanesville; Art pottery, American--Ohio--Zanesville--History; Weller Pottery Company; Kilns
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Code - F1; Class - Industry - Pottery Mfg.; Ident. - Pouring Moulds." The bowls on the table behind the potter appear to be similar to some make by Roseville Pottery. Roseville Pottery was founded in 1892 by George F. Young in Roseville, Ohio, at first making painted flower pots. In 1898, he moved to Zanesville, Ohio, into the former Clark Stoneware Plant building, to try and compete with nearby art pottery companies Weller and Owens. In 1900, they began producing the high quality art pottery line known as Roseville Rozane Ware. Roseville was the first pottery in Ohio to use a tunnel kiln, which greatly increased their production capacity. Roseville Pottery closed in 1954. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F01_020_001
Subjects: Pottery--Ohio--Zanesville; Art pottery, American--Ohio--Zanesville--History; Roseville Pottery Company
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Harker, Taylor and Company of East Liverpool made this yellow ware water cooler. The solid yellow body is covered with a decorative glaze and a red ware plaque. It was probably made to enter in a national competition. Harker, Taylor and Company won a silver medal for its products in a national competition in 1848. Yellow ware and red ware pottery were two of the most common types of pottery manufactured in East Liverpool during the nineteenth century because of the large amounts of clay that could be found in the area. Before the invention of refrigeration, people used water coolers to keep water colder than room temperature. It measures 19" by 21" (48 by 54 cm). Harker, Taylor and Company were known for their high-quality Rockingham pottery, a brown-glazed type of pottery named for the Rockingham factory in England, and their yellow ware. Benjamin Harker Sr., an English immigrant, bought a farm near East Liverpool, Ohio in 1839 and soon realized it was rich in clay deposits. He sold the clay and eventually opened his own pottery, although he was not a potter. He leased the pottery to local potters, but the venture was not successful. Harker then hired potter John Goodwin to train his sons Benjamin Jr. and George in the pottery trade. In 1846 the Harkers were joined by James Taylor to create Harker, Taylor and Company. The pottery was manufactured at the company's three-story "Etruria" factory, named after the Wedgwood Company's factory in England. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1380_1170030_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Pottery; Pottery industry; Ceramics industry; Yellow ware
Places: East Liverpool (Ohio); Columbiana County (Ohio)
 

Description: This example of Rookwood pottery, made by Virginia Demarest, is an Art Nouveau vase decorated with the Rookwood Standard Glaze with silver inlay. It measures 8.85 by 4.72 inches (22.5 by 12 cm). During its 87-year history, Rookwood pottery of Cincinnati produced five colors of clay bodies and more than 500 glaze lines. Rookwood Pottery was founded by Maria Longworth Nichols in 1880 and financed by her father (the name Rookwood comes from the name of her father's estate). Though the company started out as an amateur pottery club, it soon became one of the most important pottery manufacturing companies in Cincinnati because of its innovative glazing and firing techniques. Rookwood Pottery won many prestigious awards at expositions such as the Columbian Exposition in Chicago (1893) and the Pan American Exposition at Buffalo (1901). Rookwood Pottery closed in 1961. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1468_1534298_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Pottery; Pottery industry; Vases; Rookwood Pottery Company
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Page: 43; Picture: 53; Credit: J. Connor Howell; Caption: Rimming a jug on a Potter's Wheel." This photograph depicts an unknown potter forming the rim of a jug. This photo was most likely taken at S.A. Weller Pottery Company in Zanesville, Ohio. S.A. Weller Pottery, located at 1888 Ceramic Avenue, was generally considered to be the largest art pottery maker in the world. Founded in 1872 by Samuel A. Weller in Fultenham, Ohio, he moved production to Zanesville in 1888 and built his first factory in 1890. The company handled all aspects if production, from digging the clay all the way through the firing in the kiln. Some of the most popular of his patterns were: Hudson, Sicard, Louwelsa, Woodcraft and Camelot. The S.A. Weller Pottery Company closed in 1948. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F08_015_001
Subjects: Pottery--Ohio--Zanesville; Art pottery, American--Ohio--Zanesville--History; Weller Pottery Company; Pottery wheels; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads: "Potter at work. Zanesville Weller's Pottery" The company was founded by Samuel Weller in Fultenham, Ohio. He dug the clay soil, made the pottery and fired it in a kiln in his log cabin. He then loaded the pottery on his wagon and drove to Zanesville to sell it door to door. His company was well know with many talented artists. Weller died in 1925, but his company continued until 1848. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F09_021_1
Subjects: Art pottery, American--20th century. Zanesville (Ohio); Weller Pottery Company
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Roadside pottery. National Pike." This is a photograph of a roadside pottery shop somewhere along the National Pike, or Cumberland Road, in Ohio. Ohio was the leader in the pottery making business and at one time over half the white tableware made in the United States was made in Ohio. Rich clay deposits are found all along the Ohio River, as well as in Zanesville and other locations around the state. The National Road, or Cumberland Road, was one of the first major improved highways in the United States to be built by the federal government. The road runs from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F11_010_1
Subjects: Pottery--Ohio; Art pottery; Cumberland Road--Pictorial work; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.);
Places: (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes visiting with constituents at Scio Pottery in Scio, Ohio, October 1976. Scio Pottery Co. was a pottery manufacturer started in 1933 by Lewis P. Reese. The company at one point employed around 1,300 people--double the population of the small village of Scio at that time. The pottery closed in 1985 due to foreign competition. Rhodes was born on September 13, 1909, in Coalton, Ohio. He began his political career by winning election to the school board of Columbus, Ohio, in 1937, then serving as Columbus city auditor. In 1943, he was elected mayor of Columbus, an office he held from 1944 until 1952. Rhodes served as Ohio Auditor from 1952 until 1962, when he won election to his first term as Ohio governor. During his four terms as governor (1962-1970 and 1974-1982), Rhodes oversaw the building of airports, state office buildings, prisons, community colleges, museums and other public structures. He is also notable as the governor who ordered Ohio National Guard troops to Kent State University during a series of student protests against the Vietnam War. On May 4, 1970, the guardsmen fired into a crowd of protestors, killing four and injuring nine. Rhodes retired from politics following an unsuccessful run for a fifth term in 1986, and died March 4, 2001. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV248_01_09_05_01
Subjects: Ohio History--State and Local Government; Rhodes, James A. (James Allen), 1909-2001; Politicians; Pottery industry--Ohio; Manufacturing industries--Ohio;
Places: Scio (Ohio); Harrison County (Ohio);