126 North 15th Street Sebring, Ohio 44672 330-938-6920 |
Potteries of Sebring, Ohio |
Jason 'Barney" Oldfield Operated a small artware shop in his garage on North 13th Street in the 1920's and 30's. |
Mr. Baker Artware shop at 606 South 12th street. |
Jack Beech Operated a garage shop at 104 West Florida Avenue. |
Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson Artware show in their basement on North 15th Street. |
Nate Waldman Decorating shop on East Ohio Avenue in the 1950's |
Harold 'Cheese' Robinson Operated an art ware shop in the Cardinal Plumbing building on East Ohio Avenue. |
Faison Pottery Operated by Chuck Henderson in the Southside school building on West Georgia Avenue in the 1950's. |
Sebring began as a pottery town in 1898. The process burned soft coal, and when the wind came from the south, black soot rained all over the town. In 1902, the sidewalk on 15th Street was one plank wide. If someone stepped off, they would be stuck in the mud. The sidewalk between 16th and 17th streets was raised three feet above the road. It is often believed that Sebring became a pottery town because of the clay soil. This is not true. It was the supply of coal and water that made Sebring the center it became. It is known that anywhere you dig in Sebring, you hit pottery shards. In some places they sit in parking lots or driveways, just waiting to tell us their history. |
Wolf China Company |
Cartwright and Mohr Decorated Novelty Ware Was operating in 1947, made church coin banks, pigs, and ash trays. |
Mohr's China Shop Made pigs, churches and ash trays. Was in operation in 1949. |
For a general history of pottery manufacture, click here |
Garage Potteries These names have been found along the way, but not their works. If you have any, we'd love photos! |
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