Rare 6 Gallon Stoneware Crock - Western Pottery Mfg Co Denver Colorado (1906-1936)

Antique 6 Gallon Stoneware Canning Crock. Western Pottery Mfg. Co., Denver Colorado. Circa 1906-1936. Very Rare 6 Gallon Size. Built in Handles on Sides. Very Nice Condition. No Chips or Cracks. Measures 12" Across x 14" Tall. Estate Find.

William Long was the Art Director at Weller Pottery of Ohio until 1895. He left Weller Pottery and moved to Denver Colorado and created his own company; Western China and Pottery Co. and then in 1906, sold his business to The Western Pottery Trust, managed by Merritt W Gano to control all pottery trade west of the Mississippi River. The trust named their new company Western Pottery Mfg. Co. which operated until 1936 when it closed.

Ironically, another pottery company of similar name was also formed in 1906; The Western Stoneware Company. This company was the result of a merger of 7 midwestern companies: Monmouth Pottery Co., Weir Pottery Co., Macomb Stoneware Co., Macomb Pottery Co., Culbertson Stoneware Co., Clinton Stoneware Co., Fort Dodge Stoneware Co.