Special issue of Es Elbedritsch : a newsletter of the Pennsylvania German Society.
"Spring, 2012."
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
Tribute to Lester P. Breininger, Jr., Berks County, Pennsylvania -- science teacher, antique collector, and potter in the Pennsylvania German folk tradition -- following his death in December, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references p. (129-130) and index.
Contents
Preface -- Surveying the Subject -- A Potter Moves to Brick Meeting House -- Over 50 Years at Rising Sun -- A North East Story -- Remmey Family Connections to Cecil County -- The Schofields -- Firebrick Companies -- Clay Mining -- Who They Were -- Clearing Away Some Mud -- Bibliography -- Index.
1 p. β., v-xii p., 1 β., 277 p., 1 β. illus. (incl. ports.) VII col. pl. (incl. front.) 24 cm.
Contents
The Shenandoah pottery.--The Shenandoah Valley.--Peter Bell.--John Bell.--The Bell pottery in Strasburg, Va.--The Eberly pottery.--Stoneware.--The Keister pottery.--A.W. Baecher.--Collecting a collection.--Catalogue of stamps and marks used by the potters.--Catalogue of collection.--Supplement: The early Moravian potteries at Bethabara and Salem, North Carolina.
