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Sesquicentennial Oil Jar
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In 1848, W. Nelson McCoy, along with his Uncle W. F. McCoy erected a small log building in Putnam, Ohio, now a part of Zanesville, Ohio. The equipment was primitive and the ware produced was rough but functional. It was here in this small woodland shop that the McCoy Potteries were started. That was 150 years ago. 1998 is the McCoy potteries' sesquincentennial year. It brings with it the need to celebrate and commemorate it's beginning. In February and March, the first sesquincentennial pottery piece was offered. It was a miniature of the original oil jar that was produced by the McCoy potteries many, many years ago. It was offered in cobalt blue, etched and decorated with gold on one side to read "Sesquicentennial McCoy, 1848-1998". |
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Nelson and Billie McCoy signed and dated
each miniature oil jar that was purchased during the selling period. To
further enhance the beauty and value of this commemorative pottery piece,
these cobalt blue miniature oil jars are never going to be offered again
with the GOLD decoration.
