Homer laughlin patterns by year
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Homer Laughlin China Company, 1877 - Present
In 1872 the East Liverpool, Ohio City Council, foreseeing the demise in popularity of yellow ware offered $5,000 to anyone that would agree to build a four kiln pottery producing white ware.
Homer and Shakespeare Laughlin won that competition and proceeded to build a pottery in East Liverpool. They were natives of the area being born on Beaver Creek near East Liverpool and the Ohio River. After the Civil War Homer and his brothers had worked in the pottery industry in production and sales but were not expert in technical aspects of making ware.
They accepted the Council's offer on September 1, 1873, broke ground for the plant on October 1 and opened for production one year later on September 1, 1874. The plant with only two kilns struggled due to a lack of capital and lack of experience. White ware had not been produced in the area before this time. It is said that the first batch of ware out of the kilns was cups and that when the ware cooled all the handles fell off. Undaunted they persevered, calling themselves, "The Ohio Valle
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When Homer Laughlin was born on 28 January 1897, in New Alexandria, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Francis Laughlin, was 36 and his mother, Clara Mabon, was 37. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Olive Mae Ressler. He lived in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 February 1927, in New Alexandria, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in New Alexandria Union Cemetery, New Alexandria, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Homer Laughlin
American businessman and potter
Homer Laughlin (March 23, 1843 – January 10, 1913) was an American businessman and potter who, with his brother Shakespeare, formed the Laughlin Pottery Company in 1871 in Newell, West Virginia.[1][2]
Biography
Homer Laughlin was born in Little Beaver Creek, Columbiana, Ohio on March 23, 1843, the son of a miller, merchant and postmaster, Matthew Laughlin (1799–1876),[3] of Scotch-Irish descent, and Maria (née Moore; 1814–1888),[3] Homer Laughlin was educated at public schools and later at Neville Institute (now defunct). He did Civil War service from 1862 to 1865.[2] A large part of his service was on detached duty as expert recorder of important military tribunals and he participated in the engagements around Murfreesboro.[4]
After he was mustered out of the army, he worked in retail in Pittsburgh for a while, and later he worked in petroleum development in Pennsylvania for a year, boring twelve oil wells.[3] He then became a travelling salesm
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