The reopening resulted in a name change to the Hull Pottery Company, now managed by J.B.

Many of these items featured molded floral designs reflected in their motif names Magnolia, Rose, Orchid, Calla Lily, and Tulip.Ī catastrophic 1950 flood damaged the factory and caused production to cease. Stoneware bowls, planters, and vases featured a range of matte glazes in various pastel tones including apricot, soft blue, peach, and sweet pink. Hull followed the successful novelty ranges with artware that became an iconic symbol of 1940s American pottery. A smaller but successful range of novelty lamps also was made. Planters were produced in a wide variety of motifs, for example, cats, dogs and other animals. Other novelty items such as piggy banks and liquor bottles in the shape of pigs and elephants were created. It began with the Red Riding Hood cookie jar and expanded to include butter dishes, creamers, salt and pepper sets, and more. In 1943, Hull’s success soared to another level when it developed the Red Riding Hood line, the company’s best-known and most popular creation. Hull had links with other major companies which helped further the business’ success most notable was the production of a vast range of shaving and toiletry products including cologne bottles and shaving mugs made for Old Spice, owned by Shulton Company. During and after the Depression, the company focused on producing stoneware at affordable and competitive prices. Up until the Depression, Hull supplemented production by importing pottery from Europe. Hull Pottery also manufactured tiles, including faience tiles, most of which were produced for W. When he left the company to become General Manager for Shawnee Pottery Company in 1937, Gerald F. By the 1920s, Hull Pottery was producing over eight million items each year.Ī.

In 1917, Hull diversified and began producing artware, specializing in products aimed at the gift and floral industries including lusterware and an extensive range of gardenware. Hull acquired Acme Pottery Co., another local pottery, in 1907. Hull produced stoneware and semi-porcelain ware. Addis Emmet Hull established the Hull Pottery, located in Crooksville, Ohio, in 1905.

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