There are reports of military surplus sales in the report of the HOFF STORE
and in a history of DuPont.  Could it be that more than munitions were
sold.  The DuPont history intimated that after any war action the US
government sold off all extra supplies they had acquired, as soon as
possible, to a peace time level.  This might have included ceramic items as
well.

CA




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In Texas, sites that date from the late 1840s and 1850s give you ceramic
dates in the 1800-1830 range because everybody brought old stuff with them
to settle in Texas.  We've joked that somewhere in St. Louis or on the east
coast there were stores selling "Pioneer Texas!" supplies, including 40 or
50 year old household ceramic sets in cases.  Looks like we weren't far
wrong.

Jake.