Why "flow blue"? About 200 years ago potters learned to duplicate patterns by transferring them on paper from engraved metal plates to pottery which was then was heated in a super-hot oven (kiln) where the...
DO YOUR HOMEWORK! I am a baby in the arena of flow blue collecting and just like a baby, I have learned more in two years than I will during the next ten. After many heartbreaking experiences and sometimes...
Grindley Osborne Flow Blue - My Heritage My search began about four years ago. My dear grandmother had left our family her beautiful partial set of unknown blue and white dishes with a pretty flowing pattern....
Within the last several years there have been a flood of ironstone imports from China, generally blue transferware, bearing a mark which looks like or mimics the 19th century English coat-of-arms mark. These...
HAVE YOU EVERY BEEN HIGH BIDDER ON WHAT YOU THOUGHT WAS A GREAT ITEM ONLY TO BE LET DOWN WHEN IT ARRIVES? LATELY I HAVE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE A COUPLE OF TIMES. I JUST WANT TO SAY TO SELLERS THAT IT IS SO...
NEW WHARF POTTERY The New Wharf Pottery Company was formed around 1877 by two brothers, Thomas and William Wood. The Wood Brothers were descended from a long line of master potters, including the celebrated...
I have some questions for you. By the way, thank you for the information on Flow Blue. I recently purchased this platter at an estate sale just because I liked the color. I am curious of where it might have...