Pottery Vase With Label Help Alpoco Ware

Hi,
You would think that having the label in place would make this easy, but when searching it comes up Acapulco pottery. Has anyone seen this label or know anything on the company?
thanks for looking.

 

Hi,
Your vase is giving me a "Fiesta" vibe with those rings on the base. The 30s were known for shapes like that. I know it is NOT HLC but I am seriously in love with it. I wonder if you could break down the name like
Al-pottery co. With the Indian symbolisms it should be somewhere.
greg

 

Greg, you do know that Bauer had the ringware before HLC did?

Fiesta was kind of a ripoff of ringware because it was so popular.

 

I tried the same approach (company name starting with Al with Pottery Co) going through the A section of Lehner's Ency of US Marks. None showed the mark on your pot, although I was hopeful with Alamo Pottery Co of Texas which was in the right time frame and more likely than any others to have a "western" style motif.

That means it's either not US, but Canadian, or so obscure as to have been flying under Lehner's radar.

 

Hi Messi,
I knew that about Bauer but also Hall and several others. I have a set of Bauer mixing bowls and couple extras that I use all the time.
greg

 

Hi Don,
Zanesville was in my mind then I saw the 2s on the bottom and I dismissed Zanesville.
greg

 

Hey Tamara, glad to see you signed up!
Mary

 

Thanks for looking folks. Bakers, I tried the same as you and came up with nothing. With a label you would think there would be another one out there.
I was posting this for Tamara, she has now joined the forum.
Mary

 

Welcome, Tamara!!

 

By searching on Alpoco in quotes so google would not try to correct it to Acapulco I found several obit listings (as in 2 or 3 - not lots) for an Alpoco, Wyoming County, West Va. in the 1930's and 40's. One historical gazetteer of West Va. lists it as having been founded in 1917. Searches didn't turn up anything else except an Alpoco Rd (also spelled Alpoca) in Bud, Wyoming County, West Va., so I checked that out on google earth and found this:



The map info for the Alpoca ref. point is Alpoca, WV 25882.
So maybe there was a pottery in the area sometime? I don't know pottery well enough to know if this was an area of historical production. - cheers

 

Thanks for that tip using quote marks Elarnia, I had no idea!

 

Hi Cxgirl and Tamara. I was getting confused with who was who. Tanara you are most welcome. Can I ask what part of the country was this vase found? At 12" it is even more attractive. I love the shape and the glaze.
greg

 

That vase looks so Californian,or mid west,been looking all over. *SIGH* nothing yet. Does have a Bauer kind of look,going through mission potters now.

 

I wonder if this site may help? Looks like a fairly active board?

http://potmarks.activeboard.com/

 

Just a wild guess? Could Shawnee haave made it and the label was another factor? I am looking for arrowhead labels now. Never mind. I give up.



Found this site that may help.

China Chat
The China Marks of America & Canada

http://www.figurines-sculpture.com/china-marks.html

 

Thank you for the warm welcome! The vase was found at a Jackson, Ohio estate auction. The woman had owned 2 antique malls, one in Hocking County, OH and had a huge collection. I believe there were several auctions held, but I only found out about the last one of her estate, some of it had been in storage. There were a lot of pieces of Ohio pottery at the auction including quite a few experimental pieces. I did some research on Alpoco, WV last night, it came up as Alpoca, but didn't come up with anything. It is now a dead post office, but was current as of 1976. I appreciate all of you for helping me.

 

Just to make sure... two different people have one of these? Cxgirl and TamaraHicks?

Fig

 

Hi Fig,
Tamara has the vase. Cxgirl was posting for her since she was not a member yet. Now she is a member. I was confused also.
greg