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In 1981
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recall the Rocky Mountain Pottery Factory just west of Loveland,
Colorado had
large kilns in the basement. The Pottery sold pine cone
decorated and pine scented pottery before it closed for good in 1988.
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Rocky
Mountain Pottery (ROMCO) was founded by Leland B Huston in Denver in
1953. In 1957 the pottery moved to Loveland and was managed through the
1960s by Charles C Thornburg.
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In 1980
from Lehner's
Marks Lee Huston "...sold part ownership to the
Greens, according to Louise Green...and Huston moved to the West
Coast...Slip cast ware (was) made. At one time, presses were used
but were unsuccessful, so now and for a long time, hand casting has
been used."
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The
attractive hand glazed pine cone decorations on Rocky
Mountain Pottery look
identical to those on Loveland Art Pottery. ROMCO's main difference
is that it has a speckly field. Loveland Art's field is plainer with
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Both
potteries operated simultaneously for awhile in Loveland
during the 1950s and 1960s, but Loveland Art Pottery was earlier to
arrive in the area and probably developed the pine cone pattern
techniques. |
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Rocky
Mountain Pottery with its crazing is stunning in
its beauty, but we prefer the plainer light elegance of Loveland
Art Pottery. |
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This
nice caddie has mugs with uncrazed finishes. We found ROMCO's
utilitarian ware to be often
free of the the typical decorative ware crazing. So
there must have been some deliberation in the process.
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These
ROMCO tumblers in green and brown also came in at least two sizes. The
smaller ones shown are quite
attractive. Likewise as
above no crazing of the finish.
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This
large poodle is much uglier in real life than the picture shows. Notice
the glued on plastic eyes.
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Click
on the above stein to see a good example of ROMCO's beautiful speckled
field.
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Many of
ROMCO's coffee mugs were personalized with first names, holiday events
or various company seminar themes or topics. No crazing.
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One
signature line of Rocky Mountain Pottery was bisque fired items dipped
in a pine scented liquid and stained (not fired) with a wood look. Even
though they
are very plentiful and ugly in our opinion, the above boot
doesn't look that bad. It is ink stamped "pine scented" on the bottom
but the pine
scent is long gone on these items.
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ROMCO
pots are often only identified by foil labels like the above.
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Today
the large rambling place sells antiques and collectibles on the popular
tourist route on
Estes Park Road to Rocky
Mountain National Park. |
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Related
articles: Loveland
Art Pottery |
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