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OhioRiverPottery.com -- An American Dinnerware Identification Web Site
  • Made by the Paden City Pottery Company
  • Round shape; hollowware has ring handles
    (flatware comes from the older Virginia shape)
  • New Virginia was originally called American*
  • Made in the 1940s
  • Produced with decals and solid colors
  • Assortment consists of approx. 20 items
* for more on this shape, see The Official Guide to
Pottery and Porcelain, 8th Edition by Harvey Duke

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Circa 1940 ad for Paden City's “American”

New Virginia shape teapot, sugar and creamer in Caliente glazes.
(The teapot can also be seen in the ad below.)
Courtesy: F. & C. Stone, vitrified


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