In October of that year, the directors of the McCoy pottery decided to expand the pottery by the purchase of the “Globe Stoneware Co.” (1901-1911).ĭuring August of 1911, George Brush, acting on behalf of the Brush Pottery interests, purchased the old “J.B. McCoy Pottery”, within two years George Brush had become the General Manager of the pottery. Later in the year after his pottery burned, George Brush became the Manager of the “Globe Stoneware Company”, and the “Crooksville Clay Products Company”.Īfter joining the “J.W. The “Brush Pottery” was not rebuilt, but he retained the remaining assets of the Brush Pottery. However, the pottery only operated about one year before a fire destroyed the entire plant. Prior to that time he had established a pottery under his own name. The production of these attractively glazed pieces proved to be a very successful undertaking. The art pottery production consisted of elaborately designed, decorative items such as jardinières and pedestals, various other flower containers, umbrella stands, and sand jars. However, around late 1902 the pottery branched out and began to include the production of art pottery. 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. The History of the JW McCoy & Brush-McCoy Potteries
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