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Largest pottery in the world near East Liverpool, OH, 1910

Subjects
Factories & MillsManufacturing
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of Largest pottery in the world near East Liverpool, OH, 1910, Mrs. G. W. McClune, OH, USA, c. 1910 linen postcard
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Back of Largest pottery in the world near East Liverpool, OH, 1910, Mrs. G. W. McClune, OH, USA, c. 1910 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The view shows a sprawling multi-story pottery works set in a valley below wooded hills, with small houses and roads in the foreground. The printed caption calls it the "Largest Pottery in the World near East Liverpool, O." East Liverpool was a major center of American ceramic manufacturing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, often called the "Pottery Capital of the World." The scale of the plant reflects the town's reliance on kilns and pottery production, which made East Liverpool a national source of dinnerware and other ceramics.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello George I am sending you four shirts and underwear to day by express and will write you a letter to night let me know if you get them

PublisherC. E. Wheelock & Co.
Largest Pottery in the World near East Liverpool, O. 336. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS C. E. WHEELOCK & CO., Peoria, Ill. and Leipzig, Made in Germany.
PostmarkedEast Liverpool, OH, February 26, 1910, 15:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. G. W. McClune

#1795 - E 47th St. Cleveland, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, East Liverpool, OH
PublisherC. E. Wheelock & Co.
Series336
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. G. W. McClune, #1795 - E 47th St., Cleveland, OH
Place mentionedEast Liverpool, OH
PublisherC. E. Wheelock & Co., Peoria, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; linen texture; printed number 336; corner and edge wear, small crease at lower right. Postmark: EAST LIVERPOOL OHIO FEB 26 3-30P 1910. Divided-back private card with green "POST CARD" heading, 1¢ U.S. Postage stamp, publisher imprint along left edge ("C. E. Wheelock & Co., Peoria, Ill. and Leipzig, Made in Germany"); handwritten message in English ("Hello George..."), not German script; light edge/corner wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Largest pottery in the world near East Liverpool, OH, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/largest-pottery-in-the-world-near-east-liverpool-oh-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.