Bill,

Both Jervis and Ries and Leighton indicate that the Mayer Brothers purchased a pottery operated by the Economy Society.  Whisker gives dates of 1878-1881 for the Economy Society Pottery, based on tax records, but I wouldn't be surprised if it operated earlier.  I would contact the Beaver Falls Historical Society to see if they have examples of Economite pottery.

Jim Murphy

----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Liebeknecht <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, February 11, 2008 1:02 pm
Subject: Re: Undientified pottery mark from Beaver Falls

> I was recently contacted by a person who has an interesting double-
> handled,double-lipped pitcher marked "PAT. APPLIED FOR JUNE 7, 
> 1872   STONE CHINA
> MANUFACTURED AT BEAVER FALLS, PA".  It looks to me like they put 
> two handles
> on this piece to accommodate the two poring lips, possibly 
> intended to be a
> presentation piece.  It is also likely that it did not receive a 
> patentsince it is not a common form or at least one I am not 
> familiar with at this
> time.  The only potters I know around that time in Beaver Falls, 
> PA are the
> Mayer brothers Arthur, Ernest and Joseph but they did not start 
> until a
> short time later (1881 according to Lehner).  Joseph Mayer 
> emigrated to the
> United States from England in 1865 and within a few years had secured
> several valuable patents relating to jiggering machinery, 
> equipment that
> made use of revolving molds to form pottery vessel shapes.  
> Perhaps this
> represents one of the forms he attempted to patent.  Is there a 
> way to
> search denied patents? 
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> I can email photos off-line if requested
> 
> Bill Liebeknecht, MA 
> Hunter Research, Inc.
> Trenton, New Jersey
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