Brush-McCoy Pottery

The Brush Pottery Company was founded in Zanesville, Ohio in 1906 by a man named George Brush, and its early history is closely tied to a better-known pottery, McCoy. The first Brush Pottery lasted only a few years until it burned down and George Brush went to work for the J. W. McCoy Pottery Co. In 1911, the two companies merged and became the Brush-McCoy pottery, and soon after, J.W.'s son Nelson McCoy founded his own pottery as well. After J.W.'s death, Nelson McCoy continued to be involved in the Brush-McCoy pottery until he resigned in 1918. In 1925, the “McCoy” name was dropped and the pottery became known as Brush Pottery. Production continued through the middle of 1982.

Since the Brush and McCoy potteries shared the same heritage, Brush pottery has a similar look and feel to McCoy, a pottery made popular in the last few years by exposure in Martha Stewart's magazine and books. Although for most of its existence it was known as the Brush Pottery, “Brush McCoy” is understood by collectors to encompass all of the pottery made by this company.

For more info on Brush-McCoy Line:

https://mccoypotterycollectorssociety.org/mccoy-pottery/jw-mccoy-brush-mccoy-potteries/