Abingdon Pottery Artware 1934-1950 by Joe Paradis
The industrial pottery at Abingdon, Illinois, made artware from 1934 to 1950 before returning to its mainstay, plum-bingware or sanitary-ware, as it was called at The Pottery. Yankee ingenuity was used to cope with the Great Depression when managers came up with the idea of making artware using their usual industrial strength materials and processes. This decision resulted in artware with unusually strong bodies and glazes. For the veteran collector of Abingdon Pottery as well as the novice, this is an Encyclopedia of Shapes, a Dictionary of Colors, a Holy Grail of Collecting, richly illustrated in over 700 photographs and painstakingly researched. It also has a detailed value guide according to mold number and mold type.Joe Paradis has written two books about Illinois potteries, the first of which was Abingdon Pottery Artware 1934-1950, Stepchild of the Great Depression. He holds a bachelor's degree in English from Southern Illinois University and a master's degree in business administration from Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He has spent the last two decades in Washington, DC. He's currently working on the second book of Haeger Potteries study. Joe can be reached through e-mail at joeparadis@worldnet.att.net or by mail at 1153 N. Arlington, VA 22205, Jefferson St.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780764300561 |
| ISBN 10 | 0764300563 |
| Title | Abingdon Pottery Artware 1934-1950 |
| Author | Joe Paradis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Schiffer Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 1997-01-23 |
| Number of pages | 198 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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