(Fleabite repair on
spout, no other damage or restoration)
Bauer Pottery was founded
as Paducah Pottery (Paducah Kentucky) in1885by John Bauer. It
produced a line of stoneware and eartheware jugs and crocks.
In 1909 J. Andy Bauer opened plants in Los Angeles and,
slightly later, Atlanta. In 1932 the Los Angeles facility
started producing Fiestaware type dinnerware. The company
closed its doors in 1962.