New England Pottery Co. - exhibitions and historical information

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"Hunt Brothers Co. have on display at their salesrooms, 41 Pearl street, a new line of Flower Bowls, consisting of various sizes, shapes and finish, made by the New England Pottery Co., of Meriden, Conn., which firm is also making book-ends, candle-sticks, ash-trays, pen-racks, tobacco jars, and novelty lamps, in polychrome and other artistic effects for holiday trade." — Crockery & Glass Journal, (30 September 1920), p. 20. For more information, see the entry listed below.


Please note, this listing focuses on the New England Pottery Co. based in Meriden, Connecticut by 1918. It is not known at this juncture if this company was some sort of successor to the famous New England Pottery Co., which is understood to have ceased operations in 1914 in East Boston, Massachusetts. For the listings after 1918 that do not specify East Boston, at this juncture they are presumed to relate to the Meriden-based operation.



New England Pottery Co. - exhibitions


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1920s

1921 - New England Pottery Co. in Pittsburgh Show

c. January 1921. Pittsburgh Show, Associations Glass and Pottery Manufacturers, Pittsburgh, PA.

> Unspecified designs including those by the New England Pottery Co. (Meriden) exhibited by H. P. & H. F. Hunt Co., Boston, Massachusetts.

  • For documentation, see the historical information section below.



See our Design Meriden compilation listing over 1000 exhibitions since 1851, featuring historical design associated with the Meriden area.



New England Pottery Co. - historical information (by year)


1910s

Various newspapers, magazines and other sources

(c. 1918). Various newspapers, magazines and other sources - search engines.

1918 - directory listing

(1918). Listing: "... Potteries... New England Pottery Co 397 W. Main... Meriden..." In The New England Business Directory and Gazetteer for 1918, p. 1770. Sampson & Murdoch Company: Boston. (Viewed 1 October 2020. E01620-21).

1918 - company listing

(1918). Manufacturers and their products... Meriden... "New England Pottery Co. ... Pottery ... " In State of Connecticut Public Document No. 33; Sixth Biennial Report of the Factory Inspection Department to the Governor for the Two Years ending September 30, 1918, (p. 65). State of Connecticut: Hartford. (Viewed 1 October 2020. E01622-27).

1919 - advertisement

H. P. & H. F. Hunt Co., Boston, Massachusetts. (11 December 1919). Advertisement: "... Representatives for New England Pottery Co. ... " [with no illustrations.] The Pottery, Glass & Brass Salesman, p. 132. (Viewed 30 September 2020. E01612).


1920s

1920 - news brief - New England Pottery Co. in Pittsburgh exhibition

(30 September 1920). Boston business notes [with mention of the New England Pottery Co., Meriden]. Crockery & Glass Journal, p. 20. (Viewed 30 September 2020. E01615).

  • See worldcat.org for possible locations.

"Hunt Brothers Co. have on display at their salesrooms, 41 Pearl street, a new line of Flower Bowls, consisting of various sizes, shapes and finish, made by the New England Pottery Co., of Meriden, Conn., which firm is also making book-ends, candle-sticks, ash-trays, pen-racks, tobacco jars, and novelty lamps, in polychrome and other artistic effects for holiday trade. A complete line of pedestals, jardinieres, umbrella jars, and vases, in addition to the above will be displayed by Horace P. Hunt at the Pittsburgh exhibit, to be held later." (Excerpt from above.)


1920 - news mention

(30 September 1920). Boston business notes [with mention of the New England Pottery Co., Meriden]. Crockery & Glass Journal, p. 20. (Viewed 30 September 2020. E01615).

  • See worldcat.org for possible locations.

"Mr. Charles Kiss, of the New England Pottery Co., Meriden, was in Boston last week, conferring with the Hunt Brothers Co., who represent them in the New England states." (Excerpt from above.)


1920 - advertisement

H. P. & H. F. Hunt Co., Boston, Massachusetts. (16 December 1920). Advertisement: "... Crockery... New England Pottery [Co.] ... See our special exhibit at Fort Pitt Hotel in January" [with no illustrations; designs possibly exhibited in previewed exhibition]. Crockery & Glass Journal, p. 163. (Viewed 30 September 2020. E01617).

  • See worldcat.org for possible locations.



Click the following link to see designs and documentation for other historical companies from the Meriden area, and those that were connected to the International Silver Company; go to the historical Meriden design overview page and scroll down to section D: "ISC, predecessors & divisions" and E: "Other featured companies".