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Collectors Gobble Up Vintage Napco Turkey Ware

By Larry LeMasters
LeMasters’ Antique News Service
When I was a small boy, every National Potteries Corporation, leading this flood of Japanese ware. turkey wares. Collecting turkey
Thanksgiving my mother, better known as Napco, was founded The majority of all Napco ware cast from the same molds but
Opal, asked me to get in 1938 in Bedford, Ohio. Initially, Japanese imports arrived in America with different paper labels helps fully
our Napco turkey Napco manufactured during this ten-year period. And, round out a collection. Napco used at
creamer and salt and decorative floral today, these Japanese novelty least four different paper labels: “A
pepper shakers out containers, but by ceramic pieces are highly collectible. Napco Collection,” “Napco Originals
of the bottom shelf the end of World War Napco imported its Japanese wares, by Giftware,” “National Potteries
of our sideboard, II, Napco saw the including its Thanksgiving turkey Co., Cleveland, OH, Made in Japan,”
which sat in the immense profits and wares, from the cities of Nagoya and and “Napcoware, Import Japan.”
dining room. future in importing Seto, two highly successful ceramic Once Napco realized how hungry,
Mom carefully glass ware, pottery, manufacturing centers. following World War II, Americans
washed these “turkey and ceramic ware Somewhat surprising, at a time were for cutesy Japanese ceramic
ware” servers, and then from Japan. when Japanese imports had the ware, it began importing “Made in
she filled them Japan insulting nickname “Made in Japan” Christmas and Thanksgiving
with salt, pepper, Vintage, circa rebounded Japan,” which symbolized ware, literally, by the boat load.
and turkey gravy 1950s, Napco from its cheap junk, Napco’s hand- Continued on Page 22
Thanksgiving turkey bowl
before setting with lid. This colorful piece is valued at $45. losses of painted turkey ware became
them on the table. World instant collectibles due to its
All that was left War II, and strong designs and quality
to do before we ate Thanksgiving from the mid-1950s into craftsmanship.
dinner was dad, Ralph, carving the the early 1960s, Japanese Novice collectors
turkey. ceramic production and sometimes have difficulty
Many families still have family exports peaked, sending telling Napco turkey ware
Napco salt and
Thanksgiving dinners, like the many American ceramic pepper turkey shakers from all of the other cheap
ones I remember so fondly. Fewer companies into bankruptcy that are valued at $20. ceramic Thanksgiving
families place Napco turkey ware (such as Ceramic Arts Studio ware that has been offered
on their tables today, but many more and Betty Lou Nichols Ceramics) as over the years. Napco used several
collectors have this famous turkey all American markets were swamped manufacturing marks on its wares.
ware displayed in curio cabinets. with Japanese imports. Napco was Both transfer marks and paper label Napco, circa 1946, white turkey
one of the American companies marks have been found on Napco candleholders, which are valued at $25.

Scott Atlanta Is Full House of Exhibitors and Shoppers
By Tom O’Hara

Atlanta, GA— Scott Antique Market, Atlanta is back with their monthly show, a full
house October 8-11, 2020 of approximately 2,000 exhibitor booths filled with collections of
home décor and accessories from the last 400 years, fine art and jewelry. “We had August and
September shows and now a full house for October with a wonderful audience and strong sales
reported by the dealers,” according to Don Scott the founder of this 33 year old monthly event.
In a word Don described the weekend event as “robust and the shoppers were universally
showing their anxious anticipation to find that special something at the show.” Variety and
depth of offerings has long been the story for
the success of this monthly event.
There were many exhibitors with
furniture ranging from the Georgian and
Early American styles and periods such as ↑One collection of furniture from about 1750 to 1800 with
the offerings from Easter Hill Antiques, several Southern made pieces.
a Connecticut dealer here every month to ← The buildings are so large an overhead photo can only
give about a view of a fourth of the interior during the show.
the later Twentieth Century style found in ↓ Collections range from Georgian and Early American
Augusta Dealer Paul Boulus’ collection. styles right up to and including Mid-Century Modern.
Another dealer from Ohio was there with
American country furniture from the early
Nineteenth Century selling two farm tables, a
set of painted chairs and a collection of burl
bowls.
Jewelry was offered by several including Alderman Ford of Columbia S.C. and Southern
Classic Jewelry, of Atlanta.
Scott Antique Market each month is held on the second Saturday weekend in Atlanta
starting on Thursday at about 10AM and running through Sunday. The only exception to this
was during this Covid 19 Shutdown when the show was suspended from April until resuming
in August. Opening times on Friday and Saturday are 9:00AM closing the first three days
is at 6:00PM and Sunday hours are 10:00AM-4:00PM. For more information call phone
740-569-2800 or website www.scottantiquemarket.com