McCoy Pottery Co.” concentrated on the production of the simpler, utilitarian stoneware pieces. He must have devoted much of his time to his new pottery, for in 1901, he turned the management of his general store over to his son Arthur.įor several years, the “J.W. along with several investors, formed a pottery solely under his name, the J.W. The date that Wilber’s part-ownership in the store was established remains uncertain, but it was probably between 18. Nelson McCoy’s Blue Bird Pottery”, (seen elsewhere on this Web site), Wilber F., the cousin of J.W., was a partner in the “Zanesville Hardware Company”. was affiliated with have been found, it is most likely that most of them were unmarked.Īs discussed in, “The History of the W. Since very few pieces from these early potteries that J.W. In 1898, following about six years of operation under the name the Midland Pottery Co., the pottery was sold to the “Roseville Pottery Co.”. was not only involved in pottery manufacturing, and retail pottery sales, but he had become a pottery jobber, selling bulk wares to wholesale dealers. was not only involved in pottery manufacturing, and retail pottery sales, but he had become a pottery jobber, selling bulk wares to wholesale dealers.Īfter about two years of operation, the KW&M pottery was renamed again, and was then called the “Midland Pottery Co.”. Then in 1890, after about two more years of operation, the KW&M pottery was renamed again, and was called the Midland Pottery Co. According to, “The Business Review of Muskingum County”, “This plant was one of the most extensive in the valley and produced all kinds of common stoneware and a variety of culinary utensils.” After about four years of operation a new partner was taken in and the pottery was renamed the “Kildow, Williams and McCoy Pottery Co.”. In 1886, he entered into a partnership and established the “Williams and McCoy Pottery Co.”. opened a General Merchandise store on his own. Brown in a general merchandise business, which was called “Brown & McCoy”. There he entered into about a five-¬year partnership with his father-in-law, James E. In 1871, the McCoy’s moved to the community of Roseville, Ohio. He was married in 1870, and the next year he and Sarah (Sade) Elizabeth Brown his wife, moved to Uniontown in Newton Township, Muskingum County. McCoy was born and raised in Putnam, which is now part of Zanesville, Ohio. We are very excited to welcome Robb to the teaching staff, Robb teaches the Saturday morning class.The History of the JW McCoy & Brush-McCoy Potteries Robb Murray is the latest addition to the resident potters, after 6 years as a dedicated student Robb’s beautiful shapes and carved forms are available in the showroom for sale. Sarah describes her philosophy as being based on design “I believe that through use, good design has the potential to elevate life.” You can find more of Sarah’s work at Her work combines functional kitchen items with simple forms and colors. Sarah Buffaloe Has been working in ceramics for 12 years. Her work focuses on texture and blending hand-building with wheel throwing. Lynn Murphy started at the studio as a student many years ago and after a hiatus came back as an instructor. Her pottery has evolved a lot over the years, she currently concentrates on brush work. Her aesthetic is about clean lines and simple glazing.Įllen Jaffe has been at the studio since 1978.
Susan Jacobs has been at the studio since the early days (like 1973-ish).
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