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Post by wildcat2 on May 12, 2009 20:57:34 GMT -4
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Post by klsm54 on May 12, 2009 22:11:56 GMT -4
Another great picture. All we need now is somebody that is about 100 years old with a good memory... ;D
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Post by brucie2000 on May 13, 2009 0:42:02 GMT -4
Great archive shot Wildcat2. I wonder when Jackson China came into existence and who was it named after??
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Post by brucie2000 on May 13, 2009 0:42:17 GMT -4
Great archive shot Wildcat2. I wonder when Jackson China came into existence and who was it named after??
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Post by pensrock on May 13, 2009 4:35:13 GMT -4
Bruce, your repeating yourself. Thats a sign of getting OLD!  |
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Post by klsm54 on May 13, 2009 12:52:42 GMT -4
Pensrock, you should show that picture to your dad, he's an old pottery worker. He might be able to identify some of those guys. Might have worked with them at the end of their careers.
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Post by pensrock on May 13, 2009 17:41:32 GMT -4
I'll print it out and show him.
I found this information on the internet:
Bohemian Art Pottery
Jackson China Company
1917 founded on the site of the old Bohemian Art Pottery (bankrupt WWI)
1920 Incorporated
mid 20s tragedy when 2 of the principle stockholders were killed by a disgruntled debtor of the old Bohemian Art Pottery Co
1946 Phillip R Distillator purchased all shares of stock and expanded. A decorating plant in New York was added
1940 Jackson Featherweight China, designed by M A Van Nostram was marketed as "Royal Jackson" untill the 60's
1967 Decorating plant destroyed by fire
1976 Andrew Greystroke Purchased the Co and changed the name to Jackson China, Incorporated
1985 after financial difficulties it was reorganized under Tim Carr and Robert Hoover
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Post by pensrock on May 16, 2009 20:58:52 GMT -4
The guy at the far right standing is my grandfather, Bushy Rokosky. I talked to dad today and he thinks he would know most all of them but not sure if he will reconize them in that old picture. I'll try to get the pic to him to look at this week.
Update:
I showed the pic to dad and he doesn't reconize any others in the pic besides his father. He is sure he knows some of them from working there. He thinks the coach may have been a Hughes?
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