More Than McCoy

Manufacturer: Morton Pottery Co.
Three vintage aqua pottery planters for one price. = only $16/each! These are good sized planters, even though they look small in the photos; not super large, but not small. All are around 5.5 tall x 5.5 wide. First is a Morton planter that is shown in the book; basket weave design. It has rust on the bottom of saucer and rust on the bottom interior presumably from past usage with live plants. Next is a smooth planter with geometric line design and an incised mark that is deep within the glaze. It looks like a number, then M and ?, then USA. It might be Nelson McCoy or Morton. It has a dry bottom rim like a McCoy or Brush McCoy; the other two have flat dry bottoms. Flaws: pinpops; rub area on top rim and a large unglazed area in the bottom interior of pot; edges are smooth so it's not a chip and you cannot see it from the outside anyway. It also has 2 gouges in the dry bottom rim. Last is a planter that looks like it would be a McCoy or Morton, but it is not marked and I could not locate it in the books. It is thick and heavy with flat dry clay bottom and striated pattern. It has some noticeable flaws: a top rim old chip; glaze pops; some old small chippies off saucer edge. Great old pottery to use or just display! I love to grow Orchids and African Violets in these old planters; plants seem to thrive in them vs. the new junk pottery from plant stores. See all photos for flaws; I tried to get shots of most of the flaws I mentioned but limited by 8 pictures only. The flaws are common on this old pottery and I do not consider them to be very significant unless you are a perfectionist in which case you probably should stick to the new stuff :) 12/14

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