There was another company that began earlier than Edwin’s company Knowles, Taylor, Knowles out of Ohio but don’t confuse them because they are 2 separate companies. This factory became the one factory when they sold the Chester plant to Harker Pottery in 1931. They also had a factory from 1913 to 1963 in Newell, W. EM Knowles Sugar Bowl, Creamer & S&P Set in Puritan Pattern (photo courtesy of LuRu Uniques) This plant became one of the “most modern and best equipped plants in the industry” (Lehner, 1988, p. The business was started in 1900 and a major plant opened in 1913. It was located in Chester, Virginia. A pretty good run compared to others like Ohme who was only in business for about 30 years. Knowles Company was in business from 1900 to 1963. EM Knowles Relish Dish 1920s (photo courtesy of Vintage Attitudes) The link will take you to Amazon if you want to purchase your own from any number of sellers which is where I got mine. Marks on Pottery, Porcelain & Clay” by Lois Lehner. I’ve referenced this book before and probably will again, “ Lehner’s Encyclopedia of U.S. So where did the Knowles Company originate? Who were they? Let’s find out! I went to my trusty pottery book to find out some good information. Finally! A name! I don’t know if you share my pain here, but it drives me crazy when I can’t identify a pattern! EM Knowles 22K Plates from 1940s (photo courtesy of RetroDoodads) And, trust me, I looked! I asked around … no one knew. I had purchased these plates awhile back for the Vintage Eve’s shop and because they are not marked, could not find the pattern. Knowles Coral Pine! (photo courtesy of Vintage Eve’s) It is a cake plate, you can tell by the 2 tab-handles on the side. Well, as I was on which is a huge database of patterns, looking for the name of the pattern on the cake plate, sifting through page after page of Knowles patterns, lo and behold I found a pattern I had given up ever finding the name to! The one below. The raised flourishes are really pretty, too. I love the orange and white poppies with the yellow edging. See this item above? It totally attracted me during one of my jaunts. EM Knowles Cake Plate (photo courtesy of Vintage Eve’s) Knowles company (read a little further and find out why I got really excited this week). Each week I think “What am I going to write about this week?” and then something interesting pops up! There are so many neat collectibles to discover that there always seems to be something to investigate. Posting once a week, I have posted 44 articles talking about different companies and types of vintage collectibles. I can’t believe it has been almost a year since I started this blog! I started it in October of 2015.
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