Antiques Roadshow; Appraisal

I love the stonework you know my twin brother and I collected it when we were 12 years old so anytime he sees soft place where I get excited. But these have a special history. What's the family part of it. Years ago Albert Gallatin which was the secretary of the Treasury. Yes at the time I met these Germans. Was it that in the early 19th century. Yes. OK and my great great grandfather was Adolf Everhart. Yes and he was one of the Germans there. They founded the new Geneva truck factory. And the reason it was called New Geneva was because Albert Gallatin was from Geneva Switzerland. Yes he named the town and he subsidized them. And they named the pottery in new Geneva in this area western Pennsylvania they hadn't really found any clay. Most of the great white clay was found up on the north coast South Amboy in New Jersey. So they hadn't found the source and then in the early 19th century all of a sudden down in the River near New Geneva they found this incredible clay source. Yes. So this became a real center for Stone where production yes it did. And there were many

Potters that worked right. You know was the glass factory right. And they didn't place and we also started using some of the glass factories to make pottery as well. Yes. Now. On the front you see the 12 to salt clay stone where jar 12 gallons. They made them believe it or not in new Geneva as big as 30 and 40 gallons can imagine that this is the largest one I've ever seen. And these were turn on a wheel. Imagine turning something like this on the wheel. Yes. And decorated it in blue. First of all they they put the stone in the kiln. They shoveled salt in there when it hit about 20 200 degrees. And that solved vitrified in it coated the pieces you see this orange peel effect. That's the salt glaze that's covering the piece and that made this piece impermeable to all sorts of things acids turpentine. The stuff was strong stuff. But. Before they fired it in the kiln they often decorated it in in the 1870s they started using stencils tubes wrap it around apply the call ball Ballou. It's something that has a great appeal. OK yes it's really neat that you have these two other pieces. This

little piece which is made probably across the river probably in the 80s 70s or 80s. This is a really popular it in Greensboro and in Eugene even the really hot though a little brush and hand done. Effect. This little jar. Hamilton Jones Greensboro Pennsylvania very close by across the river. They're using the same clay source the wonderful thing here is that you brought in this. Image of the pottery you have Hamilton Robins pottery right in new Geneva. So here they are working and they could make upwards of plague to 300 pot today. It's ironic that there was glass made there and it was pottery made in the same area because you know what put the Potters out of business. The glass is you've got it. You have these three pieces. You have a wonderful history they haven't left your family value wise for insurance purposes. These would be valued at upwards of $5000 as a wonderful group that has stayed in your family. OK. Here I just know that if this vessel had an eagle here. This would probably be about eight or nine pounds.