Metlox Poppytrail California Ivy 7 Bowls 4 6'' 3 5''
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You are looking at a Metlox Poppytrail California Ivy Metlox Poppytrail California Ivy Set Of 7 Bowls 4 6'' and 3 5''. This set came from a friend of the family who bought it new. Looks to be in very good shape. I have over a 100 pieces of this set. So keep checking my listings. NO RESERVE!!!!!!!!!!! YOU GET Four 6'' Bowls Three 5'' Bowls T.C. Prouty, the founder of Metlox Pottery was born in 1888 in Michigan. He invented and patented a tachometer used on aircraft during WWI at the age of 18. He was also the founder of Proutyline Products. It was founded in 1921 by T.C. and his son Willis Prouty. It specialized in the development and marketing of their inventions.In 1919, he moved to Southern California. While testing the local clay for the suitability of producing ceramic production, he found that talc obtained from Death Valley was superior to ordinary clay. He formulated and patented a material for a tile body in 1920. In 1922, a two-story tile plant was built in Hermosa Beach. It was the first manufacturing plant of the Proutyline Products Company. A year later, Prouty invented and installed a special kiln for the production of tile. In 1926, the Hermosa Beach facility was sold to American Encaustic Tiling Company of Ohio.In 1927, Metlox (a contraction of metallic oxide) was founded by the Prouty's. It was located in downtown
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