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Harker Pottery Company – Oldest Pottery in America
Also known as the “oldest pottery in America,” the Harker Pottery Company was incorporated
in East Liverpool, Ohio, in 1890, but was later moved by the Harker family to Chester, West Virginia. It made pottery teapots
and other kitchenware from the 1840’s until the mid-1970s. The company first produced yellow ware and copied Rockingham ware
from Rockingham England. In its late years, Harker Pottery produced stoneware and crockpot liners.
More buyers turning to Thrift Stores is an article that defines what a thrift store is and what type of people generally shop at them. In addition, this article examines why more people are buying at thrift stores and why antiques & collectibles dealers have used
this as a wholesale warehouse in the past. Outasite!! Antiques is part of NOVA-Antiques, the Mid-Atlantic website for all things
antique & collectible.
Thrift stores, sometimes known as second hand stores and thrift shops, are normally shops that are run by charitable organizations. Their inventory usually comes by way of donation and a lot of times, depending on the organization, their employees are actually volunteers,
which helps keep costs down. It used to be that only people looking for a bargain shopped at these second hand stores, but with
the economy taking a roller coaster ride, more and more people are turning to these stores to help make ends meet.
Personally, I have purchased quite a few items myself at thrift stores including a Royal Delft platter, a vintage toy kaleidoscope,
paintings, prints and some furniture. Some of the things I have re-sold for a profit, although nothing as extravagant as a copy of
the Declaration of Independence. Some of the other items, like a beautiful vintage framed print that hangs in our dining room,
decorate our home. Not everyone is going to find a deal in a thrift store that will make them rich every time they shop there. However, one thing is certain; you will always find a good deal and with these economic times, who can’t use a good deal?
Besides saving money, some of the other advantages to shopping at thrift stores are that by shopping at a thrift store, we help conserve
valuable resources and help to clean up the environment. Buying at a thrift store is also akin to recycling and we use less
space for landfills in addition to finding designer and brand name items that we may not otherwise be able to afford. Besides
people looking for a bargain, before this recession, the other people who had already turned to thrift stores were antique dealers,
designers and people looking to decorate their space.
