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Manufacturer: Medalta Potteries,Redcliff alberta
Authentic rare gorgeous Medalta Spongeware round oven ware 7 inches wide & 2.75 deep with a lid.This is one of a kind. There is no two alike.No chips,stains or cracks.The interior is natural tan clay color with a shiny glaze as is the underside of the lid.The nob on the lid has a neck,is round & has a dip on top that fits a thumb tip nicely.
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| The outside of the ovenware & the top of the lid has a sponged pat-tern of blues,powder blue,light brown, & dark brown.The bottom has MEDALTA POTTERIES REDCLIFF ALTA. M CANADA printed in black ink in a thin black lined circle.There is a lot of very fine crazing throughout the lid & bowl. Also the bowl has a flat handle on each side.This piece is heavy.The history that I have found is that Medalta Potteries & Medicine Hat Pot-teries operated in the 1920's-1940's. They made large quantities of stone-ware utilitarian vessels before the age of plastics.The same pottery comp-any also was run in Redcliff,Alberta but which set of years ,I don't know. Redcliff is next door to Medicine Hat. They closed for good in 1966.So you won't find these treasures so readily. Also the value will consistantly increase over time. |
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