🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Star Stoneware Crooksville, OH

[thehunter123]

Hey y’all. I recently acquired this antique crock which I believe to have been made by a company called Star Stoneware in Crooksville, OH. I’ve found hardly any info on the company and would really like to be able to pinpoint the age of this crock. Does anyone have any knowledge of the company and how old/rare this crock is? Thanks!

 

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[Tony in SC]

Years ago an antique dealer friend had a box full of small bowls with a blue star. He told me that they came from the Star Shipping Co. (cruise ships) ?

 

[DCMatt]

The Star Stoneware Company of Crooksville, Ohio was in business from 1892 to 1945 - with minimal operation from 1932 - 1945 due to the depression. Star Stoneware purchased the Crooksville Pottery Company (founded in 1903) and the Buckeye Stoneware Co. and Muskingum Pottery, ca. 1913, making Star Stoneware a major player in the region. After the protracted battle with the Great Depression, the Ferro Enamel Corp of Cleveland (later Ferro Cement) purchased the original Crooksville facility in 1938, with the rest of Star surviving until 1945, when the remaining plants, Star 1 & Star 2 were closed. This # / 5 point star / circle mark has been established in The Clay Giants, Book II (Page #77) / by Lyndon C. Viel.

 

[Red-Coat]

Yes, it is from the Star Stoneware Company of Crooksville and not related to the Star Shipping Company. They were in business from 1892 to 1945, but I don't think the crocks can be precisely dated from the style of the mark.

They're not rare, often crop up at auctions with a presumptive date of 'early 1900s' and typically fetch around $15