Types of Hull Pottery

E. Hull Pottery was founded in 1905 in Crooksville, Ohio, by Addis Emmet Hull. Initially producing only stoneware, Hull Pottery expanded production in 1907 to include blended glaze planters and airbrushed art pottery.

Types

In the 1930s, Hull introduced several lines of matte finish, pastel and floral items in the shape of vases, planters, ewers and bowls. They also produced bathroom and kitchen items with a white semi-porcelain body.

Features

Hull's most popular items were the Little Red Riding Hood cookie jars. Patented in 1943, the jars initiated the line of figural kitchen and novelty fashionable throughout the 1950s.

Function

Piggy banks, figural planters and dinnerware were produced in large quantity in the 1950s, as the post-war generation furnished new homes in record numbers.

Expert Insight

Check markings for authenticity. Hull Pottery marks include the pre-1950 mark "H" and the post-1950 marks "Hull," "Hull Art" and "Hull Ware USA."

Considerations

By the mid-1970s, dinnerware and florist ware were the remaining core of Hull business. The firm ceased production altogether in 1985.

References

• Hull Pottery
• Mid Ohio Collectibles: Hull Pottery
• Collectics: Hull Pottery

Resources

• Hull Art Pottery