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VINTAGE 50s ROBINSON RANSBOTTOM POTTERY 100 YR ANNIVERSARY ASHTRAY 1856-1956
$ 13.2
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Description
VINTAGE ROBINSON RANSBOTTOM POTTERY 100-YEAR COMMEMORATIVE ASHTRAY (1856-1956) MADE IN ROSEVILLE, OH, IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, NICKS, OR CRACKS. THERE IS A RAISED DARK DOT IN THE POTTERY ON THE TOP OF THE ASHTRAY WHICH IS HOW IT CAME OUT OF THE FACTORY. THE GLOSS GLAZE IS A CROSS BETWEEN GREEN AND AQUA. ON ONE SIDE OF THE ASHTRAY IT READS "AKRON, OHIO" AND ON THE OTHER "THE ROBINSON CLAY PRODUCT CO."PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND THANKS FOR LOOKING!
HISTORY:
ROBINSON RANSBOTTOM STARTED AS JOHNSON, WHITMORE & CO. IN AKRON IN 1856 PRODUCING ROCKINGHAM, STONEWARE, AND YELLOWWARE POTTERY. THERE WERE SEVERAL MERGERS AND COMPANY NAME CHANGES THROUGH THE YEARS. IN 1920 ROBINSON CLAY PRODUCTS OF AKRON COMBINED WITH RANSBOTTOM BROTHERS POTTERS OF ROSEVILLE TO CREATE ROBINSON-RANSBOTTOM MAKING UTILITARIAN WARE AND DECORATIVE ITEMS.