The Collector’s Guide to Harker Pottery U.S.A. Identification and Value Guide

The first time that I saw someone check the bottom of a cup, I thought, "This man is very nervous or very weird. " It was our first date, so I hoped that he was merely ne rvo us and asked why he was in specting the china. He explained that because he came from a fam ily of potters and lived in a town dominated by potteries, he was curious about the origin of the dishes. "Shenango," he pronounced , as if that settled everything.

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Table of Contents:

Cover

Dedication

Acknowledgments

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter One - The Town That Clay Built

Chapter Two - Nice Things

Chapter Three - Floods, Fire, Famine

Chapter Four - Gifts and Giveaways

Chapter Five - The Best of Times ... The Worst

Chapter Seven - Variations on a Theme

Chapter Eight - Harker's Best

Chapter Nine - Back to the Roots

Chapter Ten Leaving No Plate Unturned

Glossary

Selected Sources

Value Guide--Listing of Patterns, Colors, and Shapes