Creator Record
Metadata
Name |
Crown Potteries / Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Co. |
Dates & places of birth and death |
Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Co. (1900-2005) |
Occupation |
Pottery |
Notes |
According to the Kovel's site, marks showing crowns have been used since the early 18th century and are still in use. While some marks are the basic design of a curved line on the bottom with lines jutting out toward the top, most marks are crowns with elaborate details. The Capo-di-Monte factory in Naples, Italy, used a mark of a crown over the letter "N." After the Capo-di-Monte factory closed, the Ginori factory in Doccia, Italy, purchased the mark. The mark was used from 1771 to 1821 and was originally hand-painted over or under the glaze. Companies both in and outside Italy have used the mark ever since. The country name appears under the mark after 1891, if the pottery or porcelain is sold in the United States. The RRPCO - Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Co. crockery items used a transfer-printed blue crown and a numeral to denote the gallon capacity. Info from the Internet: "The Robinson Ransbottom Pottery Company was established in 1900 and remained in operation for over 100 years. At the time of its closing they claimed to be the oldest continuously operating stoneware factory in the U.S. and the world's largest manufacturer of stoneware crocks. They also advertised that its products were manufactured with clay that was mined within 10 to 15 miles of the factory in Roseville, Ohio. RRPCo ceased operation in 2005." |
