Tag: pottery

The Jones Pottery Factory: Part Two, 1850-1869

In 1842 Benjamin Jones began a profitable pottery manufactory in Marple Township, but in less than 30 years, the factory was destroyed and its existence was slowly fading from memory......

The Jones Pottery Factory: Part One, 1842-1850

For roughly three decades Benjamin Jones operated a pottery on West Chester Pike in Marple Township, yet aside from scattered references, little has been written about it until now....