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Largest pottery in the world near East Liverpool, Ohio

Subjects
Factories & MillsManufacturing
Card type
Linen
Date
Postmarked February 26, 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of Largest pottery in the world near East Liverpool, Ohio, Mr. G. W. [illegible], OH, USA, 1910 linen postcard
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Back of Largest pottery in the world near East Liverpool, Ohio, Mr. G. W. [illegible], OH, USA, 1910 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The picture 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 identifies it as the "Largest Pottery in the World near East Liverpool, O." East Liverpool, Ohio, was a major center of American ceramic manufacturing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, often called the "Pottery Capital of the World."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello George I am well and going to school and learning to write I am sending you a post card from your friend George

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.
PostmarkedFebruary 26, 1910, 15:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. G. W. [illegible]

1795 E 47th St., Cleveland, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherC. E. Wheelock & Co.
Series336
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. G. W. [illegible], 1795 E 47th St., Cleveland, OH
Place mentionedEast Liverpool, OH
PublisherC. E. Wheelock & Co., Peoria, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, 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¢ Franklin stamp, publisher imprint along left edge ("Made in Germany"); pencil message in old German script; light edge/corner wear and slight toning.

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Largest pottery in the world near East Liverpool, Ohio, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/largest-pottery-in-the-world-near-east-liverpool-ohio. Accessed October 24, 2026.