WPThe Harker Pottery Co. Quality Made In USA 22 Kt. Gold 12 Plate RARE

12" Length x 11 3/4" Width x 3/4 Height. Is Harker Pottery still in business? The Harker Potteries began production in 1840 in a small log cabin pottery and closed in 1972 after 132 years of continuous production and service in the East Liverpool Pottery District. Benjamin Harker arrived in East Liverpool in 1839 with his son George. Harker Pottery Company of East Liverpool, Ohio, was incorporated in 1890 in East Liverpool, Ohio. The Harker family had been making pottery in the area since 1840. The company made many types of pottery but by the Civil War was making quantities of yellow-ware from native clays. Where is Harker pottery from?

Founded the pottery in 1840 in East Liverpool, Ohio. In the beginning, they made yellowware and Rockingham ware. Whiteware table and cooking pieces were introduced around 1877.

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