Item 12170
 
Coming to you from Doc's Crocks is this wonderful 1 Gallon Stoneware Jar made by "A. Conrad, New Geneva."  
 
Alexander Conrad ran the pottery in New Geneva, Pennsylvania from 1870-1882 before moving to Shinnston, WV (Phil Shaltenbrand, Big Ware Turners, pp. 164-65).
 
Dating to the 1870's, this beauty features a Top Stripe and the Company Advertising in Bold Cobalt Letters Accented by Dots Framed by Triangles.  The warm gray glaze and the dark cobalt lettering create a very pleasing contrast.  Stands 10 1/2" tall.  
 
Excellent Condition.  Either light staining on the back or mottling in the glaze in the making.  No chips, hairlines, cracks, or restoration. 
 
Ships double-boxed, insured, and FREE
 
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