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In 1848, W. Nelson McCoy erected a small log building in Putnam,
Ohio (now Zanesville). The equipment was primitive and the ware was produced
rough and unfinished. It was here in this small shop that the Nelson McCoy
Pottery Company was born. In the late 1890's, J.W. McCoy, son of W. Nelson
McCoy, built a pottery in Roseville, Ohio, known as the J.W. McCoy Pottery
Company, which produced many notable lines of art pottery. In 1910 Nelson
McCoy, son of J.W. McCoy, following his family tradition, built the Nelson
Pottery Company on a site north of Roseville. In 1954, Nelson McCoy Jr. became
president of the firm which grew into the nation's largest manufacturer of
ceramic ware. After their retirement in 1981, Nelson and his wife Billy formed
McCoy Ltd to design speciality products in the McCoy tradition.
Since 1848 the McCoy's family philosophy has been to create well-crafted,
useful and attractive products at an affordable price. Today McCoy collectors
from all over the world come to the Zanesville area every year during July for
the annual Pottery Festival to display, buy and sell McCoy treasures. Their
enthusiasm and the value these collectors attach to McCoy vases, planters, and
cookie jars reaffirms those McCoy family values that began centuries ago.
Nelson and Billie McCoy now continue the McCoy tradition with miniature
versions of the original designs made many years ago by Nelson McCoy Pottery.
Buckeye Stoneware was selected as the only authorized manufacturer of the new
designs of old McCoy pieces. Most are limited in production, and marked,
"Billie and Nelson McCoy, the McCoy Collection" and not marked like old McCoy
pottery.
In addition, Nelson and Billie McCoy design new collectable pottery pieces each
year to be enjoyed by future generations. These new creations are often
developed to celebrate special events. In 1999 Nelson and Billie were selected
by the Ohio Bicentennial Commision to design a ceramic barn to commererate
Ohio's 200th birthday. In 2000 they were selected to design a ceramic bank to
commemorate Ohio's first capital in Chillicothe, Ohio.
Following please find a description and pricing of currently available new
McCoy Pottery.
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