These before and after pictures to illustrate the threat of fire which was common in the pottery industry, especially during the time of the upright bottle kilns.
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East Palestine Pottery Company of East Palestine, Ohio. Circa 1910. This pottery started in 1880 and would eventually become part of W. S. George Pottery.
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The same pottery after being destroyed by fire on May 12, 1912.
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