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Object Name |
Novelty, Promotional |
Caption |
Novelty plate |
Description |
Promotional novelty plate compliments of grocer Anton Zimmerman, Winsted, MN. Has center decal picture of apples, grapes and flowers; gilt trim around the rim. Back stamp: W. S. George, Granite. The W. S. George Pottery Company was a United States pottery manufacturer with facilities in Ohio and Pennsylvania between 1904 and 1960. William Shaw George purchased the controlling interest in the East Palestine Pottery Company from the Sebring brothers in 1904, renaming the company The W. S. George Pottery Company. In 1910 the company opened a manufacturing facility in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania and in 1914 another facility was opened in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. In 1912 fire destroyed most of the East Palestine, Ohio, facility. At the time the plant employed 750 East Palestine residents, which accounted for nearly one third of the city's population. The facility was rebuilt in 1924. In 1955 the company went bankrupt, and the East Palestine facility was reorganized under the control of the Royal China Company and was renamed "Royal China Incorporated, East Palestine Division". The company operated for nearly 60 years and closed in 1960. |
Catalog Number |
2016-0123-002 |
Search Terms |
Novelties Plates Commemorative plates Zimmermann, Anton, Grocery, Winsted MN |
Subjects |
Novelties Plates Souvenirs Commemorative plates |
People |
Zimmerman, Anton |