Antique 19th Century 6 Gallon Salt Glazed Stoneware Handled Crock J. PECH & SONS

  
Antique 19th Century 6 Gallon Salt Glazed Stoneware Handled Crock J. PECH & SONS Macomb, Illinois. A 6 Gallon ear handled salt glazed stoneware crock with heavily inked cobalt stenciled lettering. Pech & Sons of Macomb, Illinois (founded in 1882).

This crock dates to pre-1900 i. N early 1900, the company started using the Blue Ribbon Brand logo on their ceramics. Washington Joseph Pech served as mayor of Macomb from 1901 to 1903.

Estate acquired - was part of a large stoneware collection. Some hairline cracks at rim, foot and bottom - minor chips at rim and interior - ear handles are excellent with only very minor chips - no breaks or repairs. This RARE crock is beautifully marked and displays exceptionally well. Dimensions (Crock): 14"H with a 12" diameter (measured at base). Pech was born in 1827, and was an Austrian who learned the pottery trade in Vienna.

He immigrated to America in 1852 and settled in Maniowoc, Wisconsin with his family where they took up farming. Shortly after his arrive, he moved to Madison and established a pottery business. Joseph Pech worked in the pottery business in Ohio from 1853 to 1877 and then farmed until 1882 when he moved to Macomb to open a pottery business with his son. Joseph Pechs son, Washington Joseph Pech, was born in Akron, Ohio in 1855. Ahead of his father he moved to Macomb in 1878 where he worked was a ware turner for A.

The Macomb Journal reported on August 24, 1882, that Pech and Sons is, open and operational. The father and son team called their new pottery, Buckeye Pottery and employed 20 hands. It was located at 405 West Carroll Street, near the railroad track in a 42 x 80 foot brick building. The company produced turned pots in three, four and five gallon sizes.

Also butter churns, crocks, and jugs in various sizes. The largest was a 20 gallon jug. Pots were marked with: J. In the early 1900 the company starts using the Blue Ribbon Brand logo on the ceramics.

In the spring of 1889, the company expanded to a 102 x 40 foot, two stories building which doubled the capacity of the plant. Pech built the large brick house at 405 West Carroll, across from the pottery. His son, Albert, built a house next door to the west. Pech was mayor of Macomb from 1901 to 1903.

On April 21, 1919 the Buckeye factory was almost completely destroyed by fire. It was reported in the Macomb Journal that the rebuilding began before all the fire had cooled down. In 1937 Buckeye lost the contract to supply Hemp and Company (another Macomb business) with thousands of thermos jug liners which became a contributing factor in the company filing for bankruptcy in 1938.

Joseph Pech moved to Red Wing, Minnesota in 1939 and continued working in the pottery industry. The item "Antique 19th Century 6 Gallon Salt Glazed Stoneware Handled Crock J.

PECH & SONS" is in sale since Wednesday, December 25, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Decorative Arts\Ceramics & Porcelain\Crocks". The seller is "imgonnamissyou" and is located in Austin, Texas. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Primary Material: Stoneware
• Region: Macomb, Illinois
• Featured Refinements: Antique Stoneware Crock
• Style: Rustic/Primitive
• Age: 1850-1899
• Maker: J. PECH & SONS
• Original/Reproduction: Original
• Color: Light Brown & Cobalt Blue
• Country/Region of Origin: United States