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Papers include copies of letters arranged chronologically, written by various individuals about issues concerning the Bennett family and their relationship with Andrew Carnegie. Much of the correspondence was written in an effort to obtain a photocopy of a letter written by Andrew Carnegie to Edwin Bennett of Baltimore, Md. Also included are copies of clippings and writings about James Bennett, a pottery manufacturer in East Liverpool, Ohio, called Bennett and Brothers. The company later moved to Pittsburgh, Pa. and then to Baltimore, Md. The company went out of business in 1936.
A groundbreaking case study that links social and cultural interpretation with descriptive classification and historical context.
"For collectors of all types of American pottery and porcelain made from the 18th century to the present. Color photographs and full descriptions of 367 representative pieces, along with collecting tips, a price guide, and much more."--Jacket.
Once known as the "Pottery Capital of the World," East Liverpool boasted some 300 potteries in its heyday, along with many ancillary industries. When British immigrant Thomas Bennett found promising clay deposits along the riverfront, he opened the city's first one-kiln pottery in 1839. From that humble beginning, the industry burgeoned, eventually spreading up the hills and across the river. Besides sturdy kitchenware, hotel china, toilet ware, and ceramic doorknobs and insulators, the potteries produced such elegant designs as Lotus Ware, Lu-Ray, and Fiesta Ware. The men, women, and children who worked in the potteries also built a town with a busy and complex social life. Churches, schools, cultural and service organizations, theaters, and restaurants filled the downtown area. East Liverpool struggled after the collapse of the pottery industry in the second half of the 20th century but has persevered into the 21st century with hope for the future.
An easy-to-use reference for those looking to trace English ancestry connected to the North Staffordshire pottery industry. Tracing Your Potteries Ancestors introduces readers to the wealth of information available to those wishing to trace their North Staffordshire roots. Michael Sharpe gives a fascinating insight into the history of this part of the Midlands, which was for so long dominated by the pottery industry. The six pottery towns—Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley, Stoke, Fenton, and Longton—are at the heart of the story. His handbook is an essential guide for anyone researching the life of an individual or family connected with the area, bringing together all the relevant local and national archives for the first time. In a series of short, information-packed chapters, it describes the lives and experiences of ordinary people in this most extraordinary of landscapes. It charts the transition of the Six Towns from scattered farming communities to a thriving industrial conurbation. The living conditions of the urban poor, health and welfare, the influence of religion and migration, education, leisure pursuits, and the traumatic experience of war are all explored, and the many different archives and sources that are open to family history researchers are explained. “Impressively researched, expertly written, deftly organized and presented, Tracing Your Potteries Ancestors: A Guide for Family & Local Historians is an extraordinarily informative and thoroughly reader-friendly resource.” —Midwest Book Review
This book is a concise and highly readable survey of the development of the manufacure of porcelain in the United States from the middle of the 18th century to the present, is a significant contribution to the bibliography of American art. The book has served as the basis for a historical exhibition of American porcelain which will circulate to several dozen American and European museums during the next three years.--Foreword.