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LeCamark | This uses a luster technique that John Lessell
developed while working at Weller (LaSa). |
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Camark
"Coraline" | This uses a technique that John Lessell
developed while working at Owens China
(Swatiska Keramos). |
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One of my
best
pieces | Yellow Crackle Bright large hand-thrown piece
by Frank Long with a Crackle design attributed
to Alfred Tetzschner similar to Weller's
Cloudburst. |
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Camark
Modernistic | The Camark Modernistic line developed by
Alfred Tetzschner was introduced a year
before Roseville's Futura line. The crackle
effect is similar to Weller's Cloudburst. |
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Lessell
Designed
Pieces | These glazes were all designed by John Lessell.
The little green coraline on the left is a piece that
he did for Newark Art China on a Fraunfelter
blank. The three in the middle are Camark. The
one on the right is Weller LaSa. |
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Green/Blue &
Yellow/Blue
Camark | These multi-colored pieces were
mis-identified in the Collectors
Encyclopedia of Weller Pottery and given
the nickname of Dynasty*. |
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Camark
Brown
Stipple | A marblized technique similar to many potteries.
Here is another picture of the large marblized
piece. I think Camark did this drip better than
anybody. Some pieces actually look like stone. |
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Drip
Pieces | These are very similar to Muncie. Rose Green
Overflow, Orange Green Overflow, & Blue Green
Overflow. These are probably attributable to Boris
Trifonoff a former Muncie employee. |
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The Large
Dog | This is one of the later large animals produced by
Camark and a difficult item to find. |
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Orange/Green Overflows
Orange/Green Overflow & Others | 
Pink/Green Overflows
Pink/Green Overflow, White, & Others |
Swirl
Pieces | The swirl pieces are similar to the painted swirl
produced by Nemadji, Baur, Pfaltzgraf, and others.
The parrot pitcher on the far left is similar to many
produced in Italy. The ringed piece on the far right is
a Camark SpanoWare piece that is a high gloss,
non-hand decorated version of the Weller Barcelona
line. |
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An early
frog
ashtray | This is one of the few animals produced in the
early part of Camark's production - pre-1935 or
so. I purchased this on the Internet from the
Noisy Boy & Disorderly Girl. |
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Hand
Decorated
Pieces | Many of the people that live in Arkansas think of
the hand decorated pieces and their pastel
cousins when they think of Camark pottery.
Camark acted as a wholesaler from the
mid-1920's to the mid-1930's and did not
distribute retail merchandise in state until after the
mid-1930's. Therefore, most Arkansans are not
as familiar with the pre-1935 pottery. Their
association is with the pieces that they grew up
knowing, which would be similar to these. |
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Humpty & Iris
The Humpty Dumpty pieces are a
hard item to find. They are designed
to sit on a windowsill. When I do
find these, the legs are often broken. | 
More Iris
The purple Iris with the
yellow trim is a difficult
color combination to
find. |
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