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California's last large pottery producer, Treasure Craft, became a major
force in the giftware market from the late 1940s until 1995. The firm's
Hawaiian plant and Pottery Craft stoneware art lines were enormously
popular. Over 650 beautiful color photographs present widely varied
ceramic collectibles produced by Treasure Craft from the late 1940s
until 1995, including Disneyana items, over two hundred novelty cookie
jars, Hawaiiana, figurines including Lucky California Sprites and their
predecessors Naughty Gnomes, and dinnerware lines. Among the wares
displayed are works by notable sculptors Ray Murray, Don Winton, and
Robert Maxwell. This new book presents material on manufacturer's marks,
and look-alike products. Values in the captions round out this thorough
presentation.
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