Canadian Pottery Identifier

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Maple Leaf Pottery - Alliston, Ontario

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Maytime

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McMaster/McMaster Craft - Dundas, Ontario
Started in 1938 by Harry Jay McMaster, a native of Pennsylvania (USA) who had immigrated to Canada and was initially involved with Sovereign Potters, Hamilton, Ontario.

The business was continued by a son, Robert. Robert McMaster died in 1987 and the business closed in 1988.

Both white and red clay items were produced, the white (a commercial clay imported from the USA) being the earliest: A switch to local red clay was made in the 1950's.

(See also entry for Dundas Clay Products.)

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Meadowcroft Pottery -
near Meadowvale, Peel County, Ontario

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The need for attractive containers for his home produced honey turned Sandy Metcalfe into a full time potter.

He began to take an interest in pottery when he was invited by a friend to share her potters' wheel and kiln, and he eventually created an interesting and highly original honey pot. These honey pots were so well received, Sandy decided to go into the pottery business for himself, and so, in mid 1966, MEADOWCROFT POTTERY came into being. He made spoons to go with the honey pots, then salt and pepper shakers and gradually expanded into ash trays, soup bowls, coffee mugs and numerous other items, making forty six different ones in all.

Sandy mixes his own colours, delighting in warm reds, rich oranges and tans. His work is sold in all the large department stores in Toronto, in Yorkville Village, and in Morrisburg USA. His wife Pearl manages the business side of MEADOWCROFT POTTERY which is located on the corner of the Fourth Line West and Steeles Avenue, near Meadowvale, Peel County.
Source: The History of Peel County, 1967

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Medalta area potteries - Alberta

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Medalta - Redcliff, AB

An interesting history published by www.medalta.org can be found here. There is also an important book, *Medalta Stoneware & Pottery For Collectors*, Richard and Jean Symonds, 1974. It contains many pages of different Medalta marks. Very useful.

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