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Aaron Radley, Forgotten Philadelphia Stoneware Potter

By Brandt Zipp | February 27, 2012

Previously unknown potter Aaron Radley s Liberty Bell mug.

In or about 1873, two local cigar makers and a potter from West Troy (now Watervliet), New York, decided to throw their hats into the competitive ring of Philadelphia stoneware manufacture. The result was the completely forgotten pottery concern of “Salinger, Radley & McCusker.” Located in the Frankford / Port Richmond area of the city, [...]

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