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THE
LINES OF THE BRUSH-McCOY POTTERY COMPANY
By
Dewayne Imsand
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The Brush-McCoy Pottery Co. was in existence for
only 14 years. It was the successor to the J.W. McCoy
Pottery, and was formed on December 13, 1911. On December
9, 1925, it became the Brush Pottery Co.
Presented
here are the line names, and a description of the
initial pieces in those lines that the pottery produced
during its lifetime. The dates given are in chronological
order, and indicate the initial year the line was
produced. The dates are based on the available pottery
catalogs. Catalogs were not available for all years,
therefore, some dates are approximated, and these
dates are based on the best available information.
Also
included here is a picture of a piece as an example
of each line. The pictures are computer enhanced
pictures taken from the catalogs. The examples given
serve as an aid in identifying the name of the
line, and the glaze colors that a particular piece
of pottery is associated.
The pieces described are only the pieces which
are associated with the various lines of pottery.
The production of some lines continued for many
years, while other lines lasted only for a short
time, some less than a year. In some cases, after
the initial year of production, additional pieces
may have been added to various lines. Therefore,
the date given may not be the date of issue of
all pieces in the line.
There
are 66 different lines presented here that contain
many different pieces. However, in addition to these
pieces, the pottery produced a very large number of
other, individual pieces that are not associated with
a particular line.
It
should be noted that the design, or shape, of a particular
piece does not always indicate the line to which
the piece belongs. At times, the pottery re-issued
various pieces with a particular design, or shape,
as an individual pieces. Also at times, the re-issued
piece was included in a different line. These re-issued
pieces normally have a different glaze color, or decoration,
from the original. In such cases where a piece is included
in a line different from the original line, it is the
glaze color, or decoration, that determines the line
to which the piece belongs.
It
is hoped that you find the information and pictures
presented here informative, and that they serve as
an aid in identifying those unfamiliar Brush-McCoy
pieces.
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