Pfaltzgraff
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Pfaltzgraff is an American kitchenware brand of dinnerware, serveware, drinkware and flatware.
History
It is commonly reported that the Pfaltzgraff company was founded in 1811 in York County, Pennsylvania.[1] The company states that the Pfaltzgraff family came to the United States in the early 1800s, and set up a potter’s wheel and kiln on their York County homestead. Their original pottery market was "as far as you can get with a horse and wagon and then get back home the same day". In 1889 brothers George and Henry Pfaltzgraff went into partnership, and built their first factory in 1894.[2]
The Pfaltzgraff Co. was sold to Lifetime Brands, Inc. in 2005.[3]
Pfaltzgraff is known for their stoneware collections and has released many patterns, some of the most popular including Folk Art, Yorktowne, Village, and America patterns. Pieces of the collection are identified by a Pfaltzgraff stamp on the bottom or back of the dishes. Vintage stamps consist of the words "Pfaltzgraff USA" accompanied by a castle motif.
While there is not an official list of pieces by Pfaltzgraff publicly available, hobby collectors have done much work to document and archive these collections.
Cultural impact
Several lines of Pfaltzgraff glazed earthenwares have featured among the 100 most popular ceramic designs.[4]
References
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- ↑ "Appendix A: 100 Most Popular Patterns" listed from the records of Replacements.com and illustrated in Dish: 813 Colorful, Wonderful Dinner Plates Shax Riegler. 2011. pp256ff.
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External links
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- The York Daily Record: Never to be forgotten: A year-by-year look at York County's past (Internet Archive) — 1800–1815 section, see 1811: Conewago Township – Pfaltzgraff pottery starts small.
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- 1889 establishments in Pennsylvania
- American brands
- American companies established in 1889
- Ceramics manufacturers of the United States
- Companies based in York County, Pennsylvania
- Cutlery brands
- Design companies established in 1889
- Kitchenware brands
- Manufacturing companies based in Pennsylvania
- Manufacturing companies established in 1889
- York, Pennsylvania