Pfaltzgraff
| Industry | Kitchenware |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | The Pfaltzgraff Co. |
| Founded | 1811 in York County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Founder | Johann George Pfaltzgraff |
| Parent | Lifetime Brands |
| Website | www |
Pfaltzgraff is an American kitchenware brand of dinnerware, serveware, drinkware and flatware.
History
[edit]It is commonly reported that the Pfaltzgraff company was founded in 1811 in York County, Pennsylvania.[1] The company states that the Pfaltzgraff family came to the United States in the early 1800s, and set up a potter’s wheel and kiln on their York County homestead. Their original pottery market was "as far as you can get with a horse and wagon and then get back home the same day". In 1889 brothers George and Henry Pfaltzgraff went into partnership, and built their first factory in 1894.[2]
The Pfaltzgraff Co. was sold to Lifetime Brands, Inc. in 2005.[3]
Cultural impact
[edit]Several lines of Pfaltzgraff glazed earthenwares have featured among the 100 most popular ceramic designs.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Walsh, David A.; Stetler, Polly, eds. (1989), Pfaltzgraff: America's Potter, York, PA: Historical Society of York County; Pfaltzgraff Company
- ^ "Our Story". Pfaltzgraff. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
- ^ Fischer, John (June 20, 2005). "Pfaltzgraff Co. Sold to Lifetime Brands". Multichannel Merchant. Penton Media. Retrieved April 17, 2008.
- ^ "Appendix A: 100 Most Popular Patterns" listed from the records of Replacements.com and illustrated in Dish: 813 Colorful, Wonderful Dinner Plates Shax Riegler. 2011. pp256ff.
External links
[edit]
- The York Daily Record: Never to be forgotten: A year-by-year look at York County's past (Internet Archive) — 1800–1815 section, see 1811: Conewago Township – Pfaltzgraff pottery starts small.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- 1889 establishments in Pennsylvania
- American brands
- American companies established in 1889
- Ceramics manufacturers of the United States
- Companies based in York County, Pennsylvania
- Cutlery brands
- Design companies established in 1889
- Kitchenware brands
- Manufacturing companies based in Pennsylvania
- Manufacturing companies established in 1889
- York, Pennsylvania