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Researching Canadian Pottery – BMP Collectors Club

Canada Pottery Posted on June 11, 2019 by Maria HaubrichFebruary 25, 2020

Blue Mountain Pottery Collectors Club (BMPCC) is a social club that shares information, experiences and a passion for collecting Blue Mountain Pottery.  Their website is one of the central hubs in sharing.  The club also offers a list serve for … Continue reading →

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Posted in Company Histories, Pottery Clubs, Research | Tagged Blue Mountain Pottery, BMP, BMP Granite, BMP Mocha, BMP Slate, BMPCC, Canada pottery, Canadian pottery, Collector's Clubs, First Nations images, mid-century Canadian pottery | Leave a reply

Grey Mountain Pottery (Yukon)

Canada Pottery Posted on May 14, 2019 by Maria HaubrichMay 14, 2019

History Dates: 1960s (?) – early 1980s Artist(s) / Owner(s): Kate and Phillip Budd Location:    Whitehorse, Yukon. The first location of Grey Mountain Pottery was in a neighbourhood called Riverdale in the same ‘mall’ as the Mad Trapper Bowling … Continue reading →

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Gunther Mele Ltd.

Canada Pottery Posted on May 7, 2019 by Maria HaubrichMay 7, 2019

Gunther Mele Ltd., best known as packaging experts specializing in jewelry packaging and storage solutions, bags and gift packaging, offered ceramic and pottery items during the 1970s and into the 1980s. The most successful items were the “Beaver Beaus”, which … Continue reading →

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Crown Ceramics, a little-known company

Canada Pottery Posted on July 18, 2017 by Maria HaubrichOctober 2, 2020

Crown Ceramics, a little-known Vancouver company from the 1950s Finding information on some Canadian pottery manufacturers can be intriguing and frustrating. Snippets of information here and there will sometimes be all that can be found for details. Such is the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Company Histories, Research | Tagged BC pottery, Canada pottery, Canadian pottery, Crown Ceramics (Canada) | 12 Replies

Potteries of British Columbia

Canada Pottery Posted on March 15, 2015 by Maria HaubrichMarch 15, 2015

British Columbia pottery of the mid-late 20th century displays distinct themes of the West Coast natural world, of West Coast Native spiritual and cultural designs, of the great Pacific Ocean. It is glorious in colour, organic in shapes, and grounded … Continue reading →

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Posted in Company Histories, Research | Tagged BC Ceramics, BC pottery, Canada pottery, canadapottery.ca, Canadian ceramics, Canadian pottery, mid-century | Leave a reply

Ineke (B.C.)

Canada Pottery Posted on February 6, 2015 by Maria HaubrichJanuary 20, 2020

History I’ve found very little about the history of this small BC pottery. There seems to be quite a few pieces to be found here in Western Canada – very free-form and organic in shapes and colours. I’ll continue to … Continue reading →

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Lambert Potteries Ltd.

Canada Pottery Posted on October 26, 2014 by Maria HaubrichSeptember 16, 2020

  Dates: 1945-1971 [Vancouver] 1972-1979  [Sardis, BC] Location: 4316 Fraser Street, Vancouver, B.C.; 2nd location: 2910 West Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. People:  David Lambert, -d.1985. Retired Canadian soldier, member of the British Ceramic Society, established the first commercial production pottery in Vancouver, … Continue reading →

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BC Ceramics

Canada Pottery Posted on October 17, 2014 by Maria HaubrichJanuary 23, 2017

It is surprisingly difficult to find in-depth information on the company, BC Ceramics. The following information was gathered many years ago as personal research, and I cannot currently find it anywhere online. I began with an article I found on … Continue reading →

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Cranberry Pottery

Canada Pottery Posted on October 10, 2014 by Maria HaubrichMay 6, 2019

Cranberry Pottery of Powell River, BC closed its doors on April 12, 2014. The pottery was in production for 40 years at which time the owners made the decision to retire. The company produced handcrafted porcelain-like stoneware pottery; they were … Continue reading →

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Royal Ariston (Importex Company & BC Ceramics)

Canada Pottery Posted on October 2, 2014 by Maria HaubrichJanuary 24, 2015

  This history of Royal Ariston of British Columbia begins with understanding that Royal Ariston was the brand name of a line of ceramics introduced by the Importex Company of Vancouver. From the late 1920s to WWII, Importex, managed by … Continue reading →

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