Wheeling Pottery Co. in Wheeling
On the 23d day of October 1879, the Wheeling Pottery Company was incorporated under the laws of West Virginia, with an authorized capital of $1,000,000 and $125,000 paid up capital. At that time George K. Wheat was elected President, Charles W. Franzheim, Vice-President, W.A. Isett, Secretary, and E.M. Pearson, General Manager.
The first buildings erected were on the corner of Thirty-first and Chapline Streets, where they began operating eight kilns. The plant at Woods and Thirty-first Streets, where the office was also located, was erected in 1889. A higher grade of goods was manufactured at this plant, which was also an eight-kiln factory, and both are built of brick.
â–¶ More history coming soon.
Location
â–¶ NE side of Chapline between 31st and 32nd streets. (Demolished)
â–¶ Woods Street, east end of 31st. (Demolished)
Images
Additional Resources
â–¶ Vertical File: Wheeling Pottery Co., Wheeling Room, non-circulating, ask for access at the reference desk.
â–¶ Wheeling Pottery Company and other area firms : a collection of clippings, 1897-1910, Wheeling Room, non-circulating, ask for access at the reference desk. CALL#: Wheeling Oversize 738 W57
â–¶ A look at other ware by Wheeling Potteries Co., 2013. Wheeling Room, non-circulating, ask for access at the reference desk. CALL#: Wheeling 738 Look 2013
â–¶ Wheeling Potteries saleman's catalog, 1900-1908, Southern, Dick, 2014. Wheeling Room, non-circulating, ask for access at the reference desk. CALL#: Wheeling 738 Sout 2014
▶ Life on La Belle Rivière : Memories of Wheeling, West Virginia, Freter, Donna Schrader, 2017. Circulating, non-fiction stacks. Call #: 738 Fret 2017; Second copy in Wheeling Room, non-circulating, ask for access at the reference desk. CALL#: Wheeling 738 Fret 2017
â–¶ Archives: Charles W. Franzheim correspondence, non-circulating. View by appointment only. Please call 304-232-0244 or ask at the reference desk to make an appointment.
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