Manufacturer Notes: Brady & Ryan
Ellenville Pottery
1829-1848+
Horace Weston
1849-1849 William W. & Daniel Weston
1850-1858+
Daniel Weston
18xx-1863 William W. & Daniel
Weston
1863-1866+ Daniel Weston
-1869-1870
Weston & Gregg (Daniel Weston & James A. Gregg)
1871-1873+
Daniel Weston
-1877-1878 Ryan Brothers (John J & James
Ryan)
-1880-1881 Walter Brandimore
1881-1881
Brady & Craft (Samuel Brady & Frank S. Craft)
1882-1900+ Brady
& Ryan (Samuel Brady & John J. Ryan)
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Directory Records
1850 New York State
Brandinon William & Co Ellenville Wawarsing
Weston D. R. Ellenville
1869 Ellenville NY Weston & Gregg, potters, Market
1871 Wawarsing
NY WESTON, DANIEL, (Ellenville,) manuf. stone ware, corner Warren and
Market.
1871 Ellenville NY WESTON DANIEL, stone ware manufac., Warren
cor Market, h do
Ad DANIEL WESTON, Manufacturer of Stone Ware Market Street, cor. Warren
St., ELLENVILLE, N. Y.
Gregg House, (James A. Gregg pro.,) junc Canal and Center.
GREGG JAS. A., Proprietor Gregg House, junc. Canal and Center
HOTELS. Gregg House, James A. Gregg, prop., junc. Canal and Center.
POTTERS. Weston Daniel, Warren cor Market
1873 Ellenville NY Weston
Daniel, Pottery, Warren cor Market
1862 Troy NY No entry
1862
Troy NY Brady Samuel, potter baker, boards Rouse's Hotel
1863 Troy NY
Brady Samuel, potter baker, boards 29 Canal
1864 Troy NY Brady
Samuel, potter, boards Washington near West Troy Bank
1865 Troy NY
Brady Samuel, potter, boards 290 Broadway
1866 Troy NY Brady Samuel,
potter, b. Albany rd. n Middle
1867 Troy NY Brady Samuel, potter,
house 36 Broadway
1868 Troy NY No entry
1869 Troy NY pottery
baker, h. 380 Montgomery
1870 Poughkeepsie NY Brady Samuel,
potter, h 22 Mansion
1871 Poughkeepsie NY Not searched
1872
Poughkeepsie NY Brady Samuel, potter, h 22 Mansion
1873 Poughkeepsie
NY Brady Samuel, potter, h 6 Mansion
1874 Poughkeepsie NY Brady
Samuel, potter, h 6 Mansion
1875 Poughkeepsie NY Brady Samuel,
potter, h 6 Mansion
1876 Poughkeepsie NY Brady Samuel, potter, h 6
Mansion
1877 Poughkeepsie NY Brady Samuel, potter, h 6 Mansion
1878 Poughkeepsie NY Not searched
1879 Poughkeepsie NY Brady Samuel,
potter, h 6 Mansion
1880 Poughkeepsie NY Brady Samuel, potter, h 6
Mansion
1881 Poughkeepsie NY Brady Samuel, potter, h 141 Main
1882
Poughkeepsie NY Not searched
1883 Poughkeepsie NY Brady Samuel,
potter, h 141 Main
1884 Poughkeepsie NY No entry
1869 Taunton
MA No entry
1870 Taunton MA Ryan John, potter, boards Bow, near
Forest
1872 Taunton MA Ryan John J. potter, boards J. D. Presbry's
1874 Taunton MA No entry
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Census Records
1840 US Census New
York Ulster Wawarsing
Ellenville
Horace Weston
1850 US Census New York Ulster Wawarsing
1119 1200 Elizabeth Weston 43 F W
2,000 N. Y.
William "
23 M W Potter
N. Y.
John
" 20 M W Potter
N. Y.
........
1850 US Census Vermont Bennington Bennington
188 191 Benj Gregg
46 M W Shoemaker 500 N. H.
...............
James A. " 17 M W Labourer N. H.
1855 New York Census Ulster Wawarsing
Frame 100 Elizabeth C. Weston 50 F W
Worchester 44
Daniel D. Weston 24 M W Child
Ulster
24 Potter
........
1860 US Census New York Greene
Athens
3398 3913 Geo. C. Brady 60 M W Cabinet Maker 500 N. York
Mary J
53 F W
N. York
Saml
22 M W Labourer
N. York
......
1860 US Census New York Ulster
Wawarsing
2299 2352 Daniel Weston 31 W M Potter 200 2100 New York
........
Allen Baker 40 W M Potter
New York
1860 US Census New York Washington Fort Edward
369 384 James Gregg 26 M W Potter
100 N. H.
Charlotte 24 F W
Housework
Vt.
Fanny
4 F W
Vt.
Hattie
2 F W
Vt.
Fremont 10/12 M W
N. Y.
1860 US Industrial Census New York Ulster
Warwarsing
W. W. D. Weston Pottery 1000 100 Tons Jersey Clay 450 Fire 4 80
Promicous Stone Ware 5,000
300 Cords Wood 450
IRS Tax Records
1862
September Weston W. W. & D. Ellenville Stone-ware 300.00 3% 9.00
1862
October 20 Weston W. W. & D Ellenville (2 applications) Manufactures and
Peddlers 25.00
1862 October Weston W. W. & D. Ellenville Stone-ware
300.00 3% 9.00
1862 November Weston W. W. & D. Ellenville Stone-ware
150.00 3% 4.50
1862 December Weston W. W. & D. Ellenville Stone and
earthen ware 150.00 3% 4.50
1863 January Weston W. W. & D.
Ellenville Stone-ware 150.00 3% 4.50
1863 February No entry
1863
March Weston Daniel Ellenville Stone-ware 150.00 3% 4.50
1863 April
Weston Daniel Ellenville Earthen Ware 150.00 3% 4.50
1863 May Weston
Daniel Ellenville Manufacturer 10.00
1863 May Weston Daniel
Ellenville Peddler (2 appl) 15.00
1863 May Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery ware 300.00 3% 9.00
1863 June Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery ware 300.00 3% 9.00
1863 July Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery ware 150.00 3% 4.50
1863 August Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery ware 150.00 3% 4.50
1863 September Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery Ware 300.00 3% 9.00
1863 October Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery Ware 300.00 3% 9.00
1863 November Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery Ware 300.00 3% 9.00
1863 December Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery Ware 150.00 3% 4.50
1864 January Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery Ware 300.00 3% 9.00
1864 February Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery Ware 150.00 3% 4.50
1864 March Weston Daniel Ellenville
Pottery Ware 150.00 3% 4.50
1864 April Weston Daniel Ellenville
Earthen Ware 300.00 3% 9.00
1864 May Weston Daniel Ellenville
Manufacturer 10.00
1864 May Weston Daniel Ellenville Peddler (2 appl)
15.00
1864 May Weston Daniel Ellenville Pottery Ware 150.00 3% 4.50
1864 June Weston Daniel Ellenville Pottery Ware 400.00 3% 12.00
1864
July Weston Daniel Ellenville Pottery ware 400.00 5% 20.00
1864
August Weston Daniel Ellenville Pottery ware 400.00 5% 20.00
1864
August Weston Daniel Ellenville Peddler (2 appl) 25.00
1864 September
Weston Daniel Ellenville Pottery ware 400.00 5% 20.00
1864 October
Weston Daniel Ellenville Pottery Ware 200.00 5% 10.00
1864 November
Weston Daniel Ellenville Pottery Ware 400.00 5% 20.00
1864 December
Weston Daniel Ellenville Pottery Ware 200.00 5% 10.00
1865
January No entry
1865 February No entry
1865 March No entry
1865 April Weston Daniel Ellenville Earthen Ware 200.00 6% 12.00
1865
May Weston Daniel Ellenville Manufacturer 10.00
1865 May Weston
Daniel Ellenville Peddler (2 appl) 25.00
1865 May Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery Ware 200.00 6% 12.00
1865 June Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery Ware 400.00 6% 24.00
1865 July Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery ware 400.00 6% 24.00
1865 August Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery ware 400.00 6% 24.00
1865 September Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery ware 400.00 6% 24.00
1865 October Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery Ware 200.00 6% 12.00
1865 November Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery Ware 200.00 5% 12.00
1865 December Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery ware 200.00 6% 12.00
1866 January Weston
Daniel Ellenville Pottery Ware 271.00 6% 16.26
1866 February Weston
Daniel Ellenville Pottery Ware 191.00 6% 11.46
1866 March Weston
Daniel Ellenville Pottery ware 13.00 6% .78
1866 April Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery-ware 139.00 6% 8.34
1866 May Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery-ware 576.00 6% 34.56
1866 June Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery-ware 620.00 6% 37.20
1866 July Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery ware 531.00 6% 31.80
1866 August Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery ware 630.00 5% 31.50
1866 September Weston Daniel
Ellenville Earthen ware 675.00 5% 33.75
1866 October Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery Ware 652.00 5% 32.60
1866 November Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery Ware 737.00 5% 36.95
1866 December Weston Daniel
Ellenville Pottery Ware 459.00 5% 22.95
1870 US Census
Massachusetts Bristol Taunton
265 415 Presby James
58 M W Laborer $2,000 Mass
...........
Ryan John
22 M W Potter
Mass
1870 US Census New York Duchess Poughkeepsie
33 44 Brady Samuel
32 M W Laborer
300 N.Y.
" Mary
27 F W Keeping House
N.Y.
"
George 3 M W At Home
N.Y.
"
Charles 1 M W At Home
N.Y.
1870 US Census New York Ulster Wawarsing
210 304
Weston David 50 M W
Potter 10000 2000 New York
........
Allen Baker
40 W M Potter
New York
3 8 Gregg James A.
36 M W Potter
800 N. H.
" Charlotte
34 F W house wife
VT
" Fannie
14 F W at home
VT
" Hattie
12 F W at home
VT
" Freemont
11 M W at home
NY
1875 New York Census Duchess Poughkeepsie
3000 454 Samuel
Brady 37 M
Greene
Potter
Mary
32 F wife
West Troy
George
8 M son
West Troy
Chs
6 M son
West Troy
Frank 10/12 M son
Duchess
1880 US Census New York Duchess Poughkeepsie
Mansion St
6 3 4 Brady Samuel W M 42
M Work in Pottery
NY NY NY
" Mary W F
38 Wife M K house
Conn Conn NY
" George W M
13 Son at
School
NY Conn NY
" Charles W M
11 Son at
School
NY Conn NY
" Frank W M
6 Son at
School
NY Conn NY
1880 US
Census New York Ulster Ellenville
Canal St
183 80 99 Ryan John J
W M 32 M
Confectioner Mass
Ireland Ireland
---Rachel
W F 29 Wife M Keeping House New York N. Y.
N. Y.
..........
42 431 566 Brandimore Walter W M 55
Potter
New York Germany Germany
1900 US Census New York Ulster
Wawarsing
Park St
504 597 Ryan John J Head
W M May 1848 52 M 23
Massachusetts Ireland
Ireland
Marble & Granite
---Rachel M Wife
W F June 1850 49 M 23 2 2 New York
New York New York
School Teacher
---Graci K. Daughter W
F Dec 1880 18 S
New York
Massachusetts New York
At School
---Jennie L. Daughter W F
Apr 1885 15 S
New York
Massachusetts New York
505 598
Brady, Samuel E. Head W M Jan 1837
62 M 34 New
York Connecticut
Connecticut
Potter Burnskill
-----Mary G. Wife
W F Nov 1842 57 M 34 3 3 New York
Connecticut Connecticut
1905 New York Census Ulster Wawarsing
Park Street
Ryan Jno J
Head W M 57 United States
Cit Marble & Granite
---Rachael M Wife
W F 55 United States Cit Housework
---Graci K
Daughter W F 24 United States
Teacher School
---Jennie L. Daughter
W F 20 United States
Teacher School
..............
Brady, Sam. D. Head
W M 68 United States Cit Retired
-----Mary G. Wife
W F 62 United States Cit Housework
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Maps
1858 Map of Ulster County (J. H.
French)
Ellenville
Daniel Weston Potter Cor Market & Warren Sts, Res, Market St
1887
Ellenville, N. Y. (Lucien R. Burleigh)
23. Brady & Ryan, Stoneware Manufactory
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GREGG, of the pottery firm, is a good walker. He made a quarter mile
the other night, while a three-minute horse went the half. --Ellenville
Journal.
The Herald (Honesdale, Pennsylvania) July 8,
1869
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The pottery of D. Weston employs a number of hands, and is known
throughout the country for the superiority of its stoneware.
The Evening Gazette (Port Jervis, New York) May 11, 1871
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The ceramic fever has hit this village hard and Ryan Brothers are
filling large orders for quaint pottery.
Ellenville
Journal (Ellenville, New York) December 14, 1877
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--Messrs. Ryan Bros., of the Ellenville pottery, have baked their
last batch of clay in that village, and are selling out their stock.
Cold Springs Recorder (Cold Spring, New York) 1877
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--Lillie, wife of James Ryan, the junior partner in the Ellenville
pottery factory died June 22d. She had been married but 12 weeks and two
days. She caught a severe cold four months ago which settled on her
lungs and ended in hasty consumption. She was aged 21 years, and was
greatly loved by all who knew her.
The Evening Gazette
(Port Jervis, New York) June 25, 1878
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The Ellenville Pottery is winding up its business.
The Evening Gazette (Port Jervis, New York) October 31, 1878
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THE ELLENVILLE POTTERY.
The Ellenville correspondent of the
Middletown Press says: With the expiration of their lease, Messrs. Ryan
Bros., of the Ellenville pottery, have baked their last batch of clay in
this village, and are selling out their stock prior to removal. The
unlimited quantity of ware thrust on the market as bankrupt stock, and
by parties hard up for money, at about one-half the cost of manufacture,
rendered an honest competition impossible at present.
The
Tri-States Union (Port Jervis, New York) November 1, 1878
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PERSONAL-We copy the following from the Ellenville Journal of
Saturday:
Messrs, Brady & Craft, from Poughkeepsie, have leased the
pottery property in this village, made purchase of their clay, and will
soon have this productive industry in active operation. Mr. Brady with
his family occupies the Brankstone house in Center Street. The veteran "Wat"
Brandamore is engaged with the new firm.
Mr. Brady was for a number
of years in the employ of Mr. Adam Caire, in the pottery business in
this city. We wish Mr. Brady all the success possible in his new
undertaking.
Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle (Poughkeepsie, New
York) September 5, 1881
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BUSINESS CHANGES--Brady & Ryan is the name of the new firm at
Ellenville, who will conduct the Pottery business at that place. Mr
Frank S. Craft, who was a member of the firm, returns to this city. Mr.
Samuel Brady, the head of the firm, as an old resident of this city, and
worked for a number years for Mr. Adam Caire.
Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle (Poughkeepsie, New York) January 9, 1882
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Ellenville Pottery.--"This concern uses 250 to 275 cords of wood a
year; it is all soft wood, as hemlock and pine, and is cut within a
radius of ten miles around here; farmers bring in two, three, four or
five cords apiece; the price is two dollars a cord."
Train, Abner Leavenworth; Second Annual Report of the Forest Commission
of the State of New York, for the Tear 1886 (Albany, Argus Company,
1887)
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ULSTER COUNTY
ELLENVILLE
Ellenville Glass Works..| Glass,
green goods...|126|28|19|16|11|8|49 1/2-59|Certifc's hand rails, water
Clt's|No..|No.
Ulster Knife Co..............| Pocket
knives.............|114|18|11|12| 8| 4|60
|Certificates
|Yes.|Yes.
Ellenville Tanning Co....|
Calfskin.......................|129| 1|
1|....|....|...|60
|............
| " | "
Brady & Ryan................| Stone
ware..................| 7|
1|....|....|.....|...|60
|Notices.....
| " | "
Connolly, James; Third
Annual Report of the Factory Inspectors of the State of New York For the
Year Ending December 1st, 1888. (Albany, Troy Press Company, 1889)
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... Among the many residents and business men whom we met were Brady
& Ryan, manufacturers of all grades and kinds of pottery, and while in
their manufactory we were shown the process of its manufacture. The
explanation given by the proprietors was most interesting. Their
business is large. Our thanks are due to the gentlemanly proprietors for
showing us their plant.....
The Evening Gazette (Port
Jervis, New York) August 8, 1889
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ULSTER COUNTY
___________
Ellenville
-Brady & Ryan
have lost their large and handsome road horse.
Middletown
Times Press (Middletown, New York) September 28, 1891
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Directory of Clay Manufacturers
| LOCATION OF CLAY DEPOSIT
Post-office. | Name.
| Town. | County.
_________________________________
Ellenville........ | Brady & Ryan....... |
| Ulster
Merrill, Frederick J. H.; Bulletin of the New
York State Museum Volume 3 Number 11 April 1893 (Albany, University of
the State of New York, 1893)
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--Mr. Daniel Weston died suddenly at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. Thomas J. Parker, of Paterson, N. J., on Thursday last aged 65
years. Deceased was born in Ellenville, N. Y., but for many years past
he has been associated with his brother W. W. Weston, of this place. His
wife died some eighteen years ago. He is survived by his daughters, Mrs.
Parker and Miss Carrie, of Paterson, and his sons, John D., of Darland,
Thompson & Co., Dubois and Horace, of Honesdale. The remains were
interred in his native place on Monday last. He was very quit and
unobtrusive, but was honorable and conscientious in all his ways. He
will be sincerely mourned by his surviving relatives and friends.
(Note: the Patterson connection may explain the marked Tiffany &
Allen bottle)
The Herald (Honesdale, Pennsylvania)
October 15, 1896
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ELLENVILLE, 2881; Ulster, 87062; 24m N of Middletown, terminus
Ellenville br. N. Y., ). & W. Ry.; on Delaware & Hudson canal. Has
Ulster Knife Works, Dwight Devine, pocket cutlery; Hoyt, Canner & Co.,
foundry; Crystal Glass Sand Mfg. Co., Brady & Ryan, pottery, Ellenville
Overall Co., Moore & Hoar, overalls; and cider and vinegar works. Trade
centre for surrounding farming section. Val. $1,792,958. Express;
Telegraph. First Nat. Bank. Constable House.
National
Newspaper Directory; (New York, Pettingill & Company, 1899)
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Murray C. Drake, real estate agent, has sold the old pottery
property, corner of Warren and Market street, for the owners, Brady &
Ryan, to Dwight Clark of Ellenville.
The Kingston Daily
Freeman (Kingston, New York) August 1, 1905
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RILEYVILLE MAN
95 YEARS OLD
___________
Has Forty-Nine
Living
Descendants
___________
READS WITHOUT GLASSES AND
CAN REMEMBER WAY WAY
BACK.
William W. Atkins, father of Mrs.
F. W. Krefther, Fourteenth street, celebrated his 95th birthday at his
home in Rileyville in Lebanon township on Thursday, August 3........
Mr. Atkins first come to Honesdale in 1831 and later in 1848, he started
a pottery, which he claimed to have been Honesdale's first industry. His
early life was spent in his home town. For fifteen years he was a
boatman on the Hudson river. For many years the subject of this sketch,
who is a grand old man, was in the employ of the Weston pottery at
Ellenville, N. Y. He traveled over the country selling the products of
the factory, a branch of which was started in Honesdale. He received $1
per dozen and upwards for stoveware, crocks, jugs, pitchers, etc., sold.
....
The Citizen (Honesdale, Pennsylvania) August 4, 1911
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ELLENVILLE
Joseph Caroll of Boston has been renewing old
friendships with J. J. Ryan in town this week. Some forty odd years ago
he was engaged in the pottery business with Mr. Ryan at Keene, N. H.
The Kingston Daily Freeman (Kingston, New York) August 22,
1919
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STERLING CITIZEN
PASSES AWAY IN
JAS. RYAN'S DEATH
James
Ryan one of Pittston's best known citizens, was claimed by death this
morning.......
James Ryan was a native of Massachusetts. He was born
in the town of South Framingham, village of Saxonville, Mass., on Dec.
10, 1850, having been in his 71st year. His parents were both natives of
Irelan, who came to America separately, and were married in
Massachusetts, where they passed the greater part of their married life.
The father served as a Union soldier in the Civil War.
In his boyhood
days, Mr. Ryan learned the trade of potter, which he followed the
greater part of his life. He learned the trade in Potterville, Mass.,
and as a young man worked at his trade in various Massachusetts towns.
Later he spent several years in Ellenville, N. Y., a residence town
between Port Jervis and Kingston.
In 1878, he came to Pittston,
having resided here ever since, Evan R. Jones had a pottery in Upper
Pittston for the manufacture of jugs and other clay products and had
established a large trade throughout this section of the State. Mr. Ryan
came here to work at the Jones pottery, and for many years was employed
there in shaping the vessels, the work having been done by hand. The
pottery was sold by the founder to Lewis Smith, who in turn disposed of
it to Mr. Ryan in 1891. Mr. Ryan continued to operate the pottery until
1911, when it was abandoned.....
...Mr. Ryan is survived by one
brother John J. Ryan of Ellenville, N. Y.
Pittston
Gazette (Pittston, Pennsylvania) April 16, 1921
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September 13, 1923 John J. Ryan died.
The Kingston
Daily Freeman (Kingston, New York) January 1, 1924
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Pottery manufacturing was a major industry in Ellenville for nearly
80 years. Horace Weston, the regional Methodist circuit minister, began
producing pottery in 1809 at a small shop on the corner of Market and
Warren Streets. Weston, along with his new wife, Libby Briggs of
Ellenville, started Weston & Co., and they were later joined in business
by their sons William and Daniel. After the death of their father in
1848, the brothers operated as W. W. & D. Weston. the identifying mark
on the pottery changed over the years, along with proprietors (W. W. &
D. Weston, James A. Gregg, John and James Ryan). Storage crocks,
preserve jars, butter pots, churns, and jugs were among the items
produced. A salt glaze was used; artisans, often iterant, painted
designs on the stoneware. Hemlock and later coal were used to fire the
kiln. The pottery industry in Ellenville ended in the early 1900s.
Green, Henry; Images of America (Charleston, Arcadia
Publishing Company, 2015)
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