Harker

Manufactured: 1840 to 1972

The Harker China Company was founded in 1840 in Ohio by English immigrant Benjamin Harker. Harker first produced yellow ware and Rockingham produced from local clay. When Benjamin Harker died in 1847 the company was run by his sons George and Benjamin Jr. In 1857 Benjamin and George separated and Benjamin operated his company with a different partner under the name Harker and Smith. George operated the George S. Harker Pottery Company which became the Harker Pottery Company known today. The Harker Pottery Company became famous for its many dinnerware and kitchen ware patterns and shapes. Most famous patterns were Mallow and Cameo Ware. The company stayed in business until 1972 when it was sold to the Jeannette Glass Company.