I was finally able to finish moving the last of my Taylor, Smith and Taylor from Blujay to Atomic Mall.
This was one of the great Potteries of the Ohio river valley. Located in Chester West Virginia, It was formed in 1899 as Taylor, Lee & Smith. Because of internal differences Lee left the company 1n 1901 and the name was changed to Taylor,Smith & Taylor. By 1906 Smith had bought out the Taylor's and became the sole owner. Col. Taylor remained on the board and the name was retained even after the company was purchased by Anchor Hocking in 1972 to become the foundation of their pottery division. T,S & T finally closed its doors in 1981. Like so many American potteries a victim of foreign competition.
Enough for today. Thanks for listening...☺☺☺
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I have some plates with the marking, "TS&T Capitol Ivory" inside a capitol dome. Is this Taylor, Smith & Taylor?
Your plates are indeed Taylor, Smith & Taylor. They are part of a line of dinnerware called Capitol.
"Capitol was produced from around 1929 until 1933. The first Capitol backstamp promoted the ivory glaze and featured a dome capitol building with the words "Capitol Ivory". This mark became obsolete around 1930 and was replaced with the generic TST "shield" marking." (Source:"Taylor, Smith & Taylor Dinnerware" by Mark Gonzalez.
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