Born in Texas
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Joined : 20 May 2007
Posts : 96
Localisation : Hometown USA
|  Subject: Marshall Pottery Plant  Thu 24 May 2007, 8:57 pm | |
| | Has anyone been there ? I've heard of their pots all my life and have wondered about them. |
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Clyde Ho
Guest
| | Subject: Re: Marshall Pottery Plant Fri 25 May 2007, 10:40 am | |
| | Been there, but not recently. Quite a place if you like or need the sort of things they supply. Amazing variety of pots and other fire-clay artifacts, for sure |
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alexandertroup
Wrangler
Joined : 25 Sep 2007
Posts : 16
| | Subject: Re: Marshall Pottery Plant Fri 28 Sep 2007, 3:53 pm | |
| | went there with my grandparents 40 years ago, also went to decatour to the glass plant, have some marshall pottery and lost part of that memorey............texas is disolving as i am now, what a life of solitare and refined wisdom to stay out of the rain in the winter time and get out the heat in the summer time....texas was a great palce to live in and it is till intresting today, but the essence is moving more towards burger king and mobil oil...........the pottery works was a very humble occupation, to mix clays and cast a nd fire various pot for plants... home of the pot and clay pot......../ |
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Cedar
True Texan
Joined : 15 May 2007
Posts : 1074
Localisation : Always Texas
| | Subject: Re: Marshall Pottery Plant Fri 28 Sep 2007, 7:30 pm | |
| I couldn't agree with you more about where we have come from and where we seem to be going in our state and further afield in our land. Was looking through some old photographs dating to 1900 - 1960 this morning and wishing that our progression toward a more stark, fast-paced way of life could be turned back or at least slowed down. Oh well ...
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The woman of the frontier made the best of her situation, for she had developed a respect for the land that gave her freedom as well as the courage to live in it.
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JL
Joined : 07 Jun 2008
Posts : 4
| | Subject: Re: Marshall Pottery Plant Wed 11 Jun 2008, 1:36 am | |
| | Marshall Pottery used to be a wonderful place to find all types of useful items/containers to use on the farm. We still have the old family crock water coolers, pitchers, bean pot, and other house -hold crock items obtained from Marshall Pottery over several generations. During the past 15 years or so, it has really changed for the worse, with tons of imports and lots of "junk". Nothing like it used to be. We used to always stop by Marshall Pottery on our trips back to Texas from Louisiana, but refrain from stopping now. Remember when....... |
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Born in Texas
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Joined : 20 May 2007
Posts : 96
Localisation : Hometown USA
| | Subject: Re: Marshall Pottery Plant Sun 22 Jun 2008, 4:39 pm | |
| | JL wrote: | | Marshall Pottery used to be a wonderful place to find all types of useful items/containers to use on the farm. We still have the old family crock water coolers, pitchers, bean pot, and other house -hold crock items obtained from Marshall Pottery over several generations. During the past 15 years or so, it has really changed for the worse, with tons of imports and lots of "junk". Nothing like it used to be. We used to always stop by Marshall Pottery on our trips back to Texas from Louisiana, but refrain from stopping now. Remember when....... |
That's too bad to hear. We've still hoping to go there someday. Maybe the good old stuff will still be there.
God bless,
Mari |
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