Product Description

This book is a history of the Nelson McCoy Pottery Company from 1910 to 1989. The Sanfords new trademarked line finder is an alphabetical thumbnail picture of all of the lines made by the pottery. It includes an extensive table of contents and the family history of four generations of McCoys. There are four thousand pieces pictured in this big red book with identification by line name, mold number, year of manufacture, and color ware available. There are nearly 200 pieces of the private collection of the Cope family who were early designers of McCoy pottery. Over 500 cookie jars, over 100 wall pockets, and the dinnerware produced in the 50s, 60s and 70s. It is indexed and cross-referenced with a price guide.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #740239 in Books
• Published on: 1998-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 276 pages

Review
The Sanfords love McCoy Pottery. This is their third authoritative book on the subject.

Thousands of others love McCoy as well. It has been popularized tremendously by Martha Stewart over the last six or seven years. However, with most pieces priced in the $25 to $50 range, it remains affordable.

The McCoys made pottery in Zanesville, OH, from about the 1850s to 1990 when competition from imports closed the factory. During that time the potters turned out everything from ashtrays and birdbaths to planters and pitchers. The factory was, at one time, the largest pottery in the United States.

This 260-page book is filled with pictures of the potterys output. Nearly 4,000 pieces are represented pictorially. All the photos are excellent in quality and exceptionally well printed in four color. These are interspersed with snippets of information about the pottery and its wares.

Best of all, the authors have categorized the pottery into such classifications as lamp bases, vases and flower pots making the volume a hand reference work. There is an appendix with a cross-refernce price guide.

This is an indispensable guide for the serious or beginner collector of McCoy. And for those who are buying and holding McCoy in the hope that the prices will rise, the book is a must buy. -- Susan Hibbert, Treasure Chest, December 1997

From the Author
It was an experience growing up in Roseville, Ohio in the 1950s. As a young child I had free run of the McCoy pottery. My mother was Nelson McCoys secretary and my father was the paymaster. I felt this book was important to do because I had the information available from friends, neighbors, and relatives, many of whom had worked for McCoy potter. My summer job after my senior year in high school before starting college was packing pottery in the McCoy plant. Little did I know at that time, I was packing future collectibles. This project was made possible by Nelson and Billie McCoys willingness to open their home and their records. Because of our family relationship, we were also allowed to photograph their pottery collection. Also important were three or four other collections and the amazing Lindberg collection with over three thousand pieces of pottery. This book was a labor of love and we hope you enjoy it.

Customer Reviews

Great information, poorly organized
This is the best book I have seen on McCoy pottery. It is very complete and has great pictures. I do not like the pricelist in the back of the book, alot of page turning needed. I copied the price pages to use while browsing the book. Highly recommended.

The most comprehensive book written on McCoy Pottery to date
This book is the most complete book written on McCoy pottery. Over 4,000 pictures referenced to line/type, a picture line finder, glossary of terms, complete index and table of contents, it is easy to use for the novice as well as the expert collector. A great cross referenced guide to all McCoy Items including 500 Cookie Jars, Kitchenware, Dinnerware, etc. A excellent in depth history of McCoy pottery from beginning to present, original catalog sheets, personal Quotes from Nelson McCoy. Absouletly the most you can get for your money. Truly a complete collectors guide.

great book
this book tells you all the things you need to know about mcoy pottery