Brush McCoy Pottery
Brush McCoy Art Pottery The Brush Pottery Company was founded in Zanesville, Ohio in 1906 by George Brush, and its early history is closely tied to the better-known, McCoy pottery. The first Brush Pottery operations lasted only a few years until it burned down. George Brush went to work for the J. W. McCoy Pottery Co. and became general manager and shareholder 1909. In 1911 The J.W. McCoy Pottery Company changed its name to the Brush-McCoy Pottery Company. The McCoy name and interest in the company continued until J.W. McCoy's death. Shortly after McCoy's death the name was changed in 1925 to the Brush Pottery Company. (Story continues below products)
During the late 20's and into the 30's the Pottery produced products that were fired with blended glazes and the designs were predominately dominated by, leaf and berry motifs. These glazes were earthy tones of brown and green. Many glazes were limited to the green and were more common and less expensive. They made these in mass throughout the 30's, reproducing the same successful designs which were functional which had an appeal to the public because they were inexpensive, attractive and every day usage pieces.
The McCoy Pottery Company survived the the depression and World War II, continuing to produce both functional and decorative art pottery. From about the mid 40's, the 50's, and even 60's the company produced a line of cookie jars, which is a major interest of McCoy collectors.
