Dec 13, 2019
Mark Smith, bottle collector extraordinaire last heard on episode #63, returns to reveal his other Long Island history passion: pottery!
We get an inside look at his private collection of crocks and jugs (and butter churns) documenting the evolution of pottery on the Island. We'll dive into the history of Huntington's pottery industry in particular, tracing the rise and fall of a speicifc business that changed hands many times over the course of the 19th century.
Research
- Huntington Pottery: The Brown Brother Years by Mark R. Smith
- Useful Art: Long Island Pottery by Cynthia A. Corbett. (Find in a library via WorldCat)
- Episode 63: Bottle Collecting with Mark R. Smith
- Drumroll sound effect by Scheffler (CC0 1.0) via FreeSound.org