I have two blue goblets that are made of glass and are heavy. They are decorative and they both have an embossed image of Martha Washington. At least I think it is her. They are both 11 1/2" tall. I am not sure how old they are. What do you think they are worth?

 

it is a very beautiful tray. It has roses around the edge and onthe handles along with other ornamentation

this album is in good condition  I don't have  a photo

It is a Kenmore Sewing Machine in a wood cabinet, and it does work, just needs a tune up. Made in 1964 it has a Model #117-812 Serial# 70706, also says on it, D.C. and A.C up to 75 cycles 110 Volts  .6amp 65 watts.

peasant girl with water pot on shoulder with lamb at her feet

 he earliest reference currently availableBrick and Claynotes that Elmer Hyland [Ryland], ofBrick and Clay Record), Golden and Joseph Armstrong having(Brick andJanuary 16, 1904).

Summer2001

Pace a

R

oseville' Progressive Pottery (con tiIlUl'd)

1

914], Geo. W. Walker. M. Dwight Walker,

and

year,

C. J. Golden. But by July of the followingthree of the stockholders had asked for a

receiver. cla

iming thai the management was

squ

andering the property (J uly 14, 1905. Brick

alld Cla

y Record). By April 30th of 1906 (Brick

all

solved

d Clay Record) the company had been dJs·. with F. M. Rider appoin ted receiver.

The

mas! prominent of the men associated

with the

Progressive Potlery appears to have

been

Dr. George W. W. Walker, "an eminent

medi

cal practitioner." who established his

practice in

Roseville in 1878. (His father, G.

W

. Walker [ 1808·18921 may have been Ihe G.

W

. Walker who operated the Central Pottery

and wa

s listed in 1888 as employing four men

pro

ducing fruit j ars. This pottery, which stood

on

potteries, was

the site of the laler National and Ungcmachleased to J .B. Owens in 1889

an

d later run by John Baughman). Nol much is

k

nown aboul the other men assoc iated with

t

he Progressive Pottery. althou,gh Alvah Rider

is

lis ted as having a pottery in 1892, lind both

J

ames Amlst rong and Charles 1. Golden are

liste

d in the 1900 census as poncrs. lnterest·

i

ngly. the 1900 cen sus also shows 71 year old

Geo

rge Walker as boarding with the Goldens.

alt

hough this would make him born in 1828.

making

it look like there may have been two

G

.W .s as well as a G.W.W. Walk er.

Given its sh

ort li fe and vnri ous di01cult ies. it

i

s a wonder that the Progressive Poncry Co. got

an

y ware made. and examples arc not eOlllmon.

O

nly three exalllpies are ava ilable, although

Iwo or

three others have been seen. usually with

an

impressed triangle in the center of the bot~

10m

and the words " PURE FLi N T/PR OGRES~

S

IVE POTTERY" in a circle. Recently a bean

p

mark

ot has been round with a somewhat di fferent- the same words but arranged more--or·

less

hori7.,Qntally and with no triangle.

A

lso int ri guing lire several sherds round at

the

pottery si te and bearing the Progressive's

chamct

crist ric design of incised Jines and the

le

ners ..... UR Y .. . E" representing "Twentieth

C

en tu ry Genn:lIl," as well as another sherd

bea

ring the le it ers "GER." in a difrerent scri pt.

a

nd- more probl ematic- sever;ll wilh the

dimpl

the

e and heart Illark generally ascribed toLowry pollcry. A little archaeologica testing might clariry this problcm'. This is the article I found about this piece there is very little availabe about it. My specimen has the words pure flint   and progrressive pottery on it with the diamond in the center on the bottom of the peice. It is a very primitive peice. Its brown glazed in the inside and rough and unglazed outside with ridges on it. This is a historical piece I'm led to believe. I would appreciate any imfromation you can give me on this pottery from Ohio.  Thankyou. 

 

T

to Roseville's short-lived Progressive

Pottery Co. is the 1901 Ohio State Inspector of

Factories Report, which lists it as employing

three men manufacturing cooking ware, east of

Main Street in Roseville.

The exact location of the Progressive Pottery

appears to have been just west of the South Fork

of Jonathan Creek, north of Sioux Place, earlier

the site of the J.L. Weaver pottery and most rec'.:

ntly of the Cookson Pottery. Searching the

gravel access road immediately behind the existing

buildings reveals numerous sherds of pottery

identical to pieces of Progressive Pottery ware,

even including portions of the impressed marks.

The Jun~ 29, 1903, issue of

Record

Roseville, has sold his Progressive Pottery Co. to

James Miller, Charles Golden [1857-1918], and

James Armstrong. Valuable additions were to be

made by the new owners. The company was reorganized

(December 29, 1903

 

OJ.

sold their holdings to F.M. Rider [Francis M.

Rider 1862-1943] and Dr. G. W. W. Walker

[1828-1913]. "The new company will push the

business." (The inconsistency in first names of

Golden and Armstrong in these two notices is a

common problem in early trade journals.)

Some excitement and a tragedy occurred

when, on the second attempt to fire up the boilers

in the plant, the boilers turned red hot and were

ruined. Although there was no explosion, Alva

Rider [1854-1904], a farmer, fell dead

Clay Record,

Finally, a short time later, the Progressive Pottery

was incorporated with $10,000 capital stock

Top, a Progressive Pottery stoneware bowl (see the mark on Page 3); middle,

a very rare beanpot; and bottom, sherds from Jim's recent dig at the

pottery's site. The Progressive Pottery Company was located on the site of

the former Cookson pottery. [Photos courtesy of James L. Murphy.]