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Clay City
Pottery is one of the few family potteries still making
traditional stoneware. We have been making pottery for well over a
hundred years. Now, the fifth and sixth generations of
the Griffith family are working at the pottery.
The way the
clay is worked and the kiln is fired has changed very
little since the beginning of Clay City Pottery.
Modernization has come slowly and each generation has
contributed its own values while preserving its
heritage.
The original
Griffith family way of making the glazes, processing the
local clays, and producing utilitarian stoneware is still in use today. We now use a method of forming the
stoneware called "jiggering". It was adopted
around 1900 and involves quite a bit of hands on work
while preserving the look of our traditional wares.
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Our
traditional stoneware is kiln fired for about 72 hours
at a temperature of 2300 degrees Fahrenheit. This makes our
stoneware very durable and dishwasher, oven, and
microwave safe. Our glazes contain no lead and our
stoneware is safe for all foods. Our stoneware looks
great on your shelf, but we expect you to use it every
day. Food stays warm and serves very well in our traditional
stoneware bowls and casseroles. You can serve up
cornbread, chicken casserole, or home baked pies just
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What's new at Clay City Pottery? Our traditional
stoneware is now available in additional designer colors
to perfectly match up with today's new kitchens. We now
have robin egg blue, black, black sponge, and purple, in limited quantities.
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We are also
producing some products with design decals fired into
the glazes. Some of the motifs are: roosters,
sunflowers, apples, snowmen, moose, flags,
birdhouses, and a row of houses.
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designs are in the catalog now or you can check out the New Products
page for more information or drop us a line, we will be glad to send you a color brochure
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Clay City Pottery Inc.
510 East 14th Street
P. O. Box 79
Clay City, In. 47841
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Hours: Mon. thru Fri. 9:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Daily
Saturdays in April thru December 10:00 A.M. to 2:00
P.M.
Phone: 800-776-2596 Fax:
812-939-3364
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