Box
Object number2015.74.52
Manufacturer
Canonsburg Pottery Company
Date1910-1977
OriginCanonsburg, PA
MediumPaper
Credit LineGift of Fredric Bender
DescriptionEmpty box for set of Temporama patterned four piece ceramic dinnerware place setting.Dimensions10.375 x 10.25 x 3.375 in. (26.4 x 26 x 8.6 cm)MarksOn the front over a blue background are the words "UNIT #1 / TEMPORAMA / DINNERWARE / 4 PC. PLACE SETTING / DINNER PLATE / BREAD AND BUTTER / CUP AND SAUCER".
On the back are the words "THIS DINNERWARE IS GUARANTEED TO / BE OF HIGHEST QUALITY. / THESE DISHES ARE: / - OVENPROOF - YOU CAN COOK AND / SERVE IN THEM/ -DURA-GLASS PATTERNS HERMETICALLY / SEALED UNDER GLAZE / - CRAZEPROOF / - DETERGENT PROOF / MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF / AMERICA BY SKILLED UNION LABOR . KEEP AMERICA WORKING / CANONSBURG POTTERY COMPANY / CANONSBURG, PA.".
Historical NotesPart of a collection of Canonsburg pottery and W. S. George pottery. Canonsburg China Company was founded in 1900 to take advantage of natural resources in Canonsburg. A few years later the name changed to Canonsburg Pottery. At about the same time, board member W. S. George split away from the company to found W.S. George Pottery Company. It operated until the 1960s before changing ownership through a series of mergers and finally closing. Canonsburg Pottery continued operation until 1977 before regulations and a declining economy resulted in closure. These items expand the History Center’s existing glass collection while also demonstrating the impact of economic growth and decline in Western Pennsylvanian communities.
Collector
Fredric G. Bender
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