Watt Pottery: A Collector's Reference With Price Guide Thompson, Dennis and Watt, W. Bryce

For over 40 years a family firm in central Ohio produced pottery that graced kitchens and dining rooms of Americans coast to coast. Wares once given as advertising premiums or sold inexpensively in department stores are now valuable collectibles. **Watt Pottery tells the history of this pottery and traces its product and pattern development. Original research and 800 precise photos help identify pieces, including the very popular hand-decorated ones, and distinguish Watt ware from other pottery pieces. Full sections on marks, patterns, and all know mold shapes and numbers make this book a collector's dream.

Dennis Thompson is an engineer at NASA and director of the Watt Pottery Collectors, USA. W. Bryce Watt grew up working in the pottery founded by his ancestors. He contributed his first hand knowledge and family records to expand the knowledge available to collectors and pottery enthusiasts. Both authors are from Ohio.