11/19/12

November 19th

HOTOVEN
HARKER
The oldest pottery in America
COOKINGWARE
It has a colorful logo
and then it has the Good Housekeeping seal of approval

All of this on the bottom of a custard cup.  These have been around before I can remember. There are two of them, and I have two other baking dishes in different patterns.  I can find information on other Harker patterns, but I can't find anything on this one.  Does anyone know anything about it?

I went to the grocery store today  -  along with everyone else in the world, it seems.  Buying a turkey now is like buying a car with the shifty price cuts and trade-in allowances.  At one store the turkeys were VERY expensive, but you could get $17 off with an additional purchase of $20.  Another store had turkeys for 43 cents a pound with a $50 purchase  -  and so on  -  I won't get into it.

I was complaining to my sister-in-law that I agreed to help out at a blood drive on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, for heavens sake.  She said she has to decorate a Christmas tree at the zoo! Does that sound like fun or what -  decorating a Christmas tree at a zoo?!  It's all about what you get to go home at night and tell  -  "I handed out cookies and juice today." or "I decorated a tree at the zoo today."


3 comments:

Sand Hill Art said...

I've asked a friend who sells antiques & collectibles if she knows.

Sand Hill Art said...

She said it's an old Ohio pottery, but she isn't familiar with that pattern.

Catherine said...

Sally - thanks for asking her. I think it is odd that the pattern is nowhere to be found. It is clearly Harker. Maybe someday your friend will run across it. Thanks.