Haeger

The Haeger 1934 (Yellowish Clay from the 1934 World's Fair) and Newer Haeger pictures were provided by eBayer DMaupi1. The third picture, another that features older Haeger clay was contributed by eBayer febreb.

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From left to right the above pictures are....... 1.Green Agate, Royal Haeger Pillow Vase 1940 2. Hound Dog Shoe Co, Bennington Brown foam 1970s 3. Mini Haeger Koala, Honey 1980s-present 4. Haeger Arts & Crafts early 30's.

From "Haeger Potteries Throughout the Years", D. Dilley. In 1871 David H. Haeger came to Dundee IL. He began his company by making hand made bricks from the red clay from the river banks of the Fox River. They were sun dried. By 1912 his son Edmund had transformed the company into manufacturing small red clay pots. In 1914 Haeger introduced it's first glazed art pottery. Stangl also joined Haeger from 1914-1917 after working for Fulper from 1910-1914 and returning to Fulper in 1917. A lot of Early Haeger are pieces and glazes are direct "cousins" of Fulper pieces designed by Stangl. Circa 1939 Royal Haeger was introduced and a new mixture of ball clay from KY & TN; Kaolin (NILOAK) a pure white clay that endures fires without discoloring from FL & GA; with limestone & flint from IL & WI. This mixture leads to the white "slurry," which is used to fill the molds and produce the white ceramic of today.

Some additional information in helping to identify Haeger pieces.........An unglazed piece usually has an ink stamp. Glazed bottoms of Haeger pieces have three stilt marks (arts & crafts) and usually an ink mark or raised letters like the pillow vase. ~Information provided by eBayer DMaupi1.