Collector Deanie Pass shows off her collection of Hall ceramics, including teapots, pitchers and cookie jars.
The Hall China Company started making china around 1903, and what came out of its factories are these beautiful, colorful, whimsical designs. Hall is known for its colors and used 20 different hues to show off its pieces, some only a shade apart.
The most popular pieces are the ones made between 1930 and 1960. You can easily distinguish a Hall by the marking on the bottom of each piece. There will be the name Hall with a circle around it.
Since the company was well known for its color, then what were the most popular? The answer: red, black, orange and cobalt blue.
You might be thinking that these extraordinary pieces are hard to come by and expensive. On the contrary, Hall china can be found almost anywhere and sells between $10 and $50. Not bad if you're considering starting a collection.
And if you find an orange piece, then consider yourself very lucky. The orange glaze was made with uranium, which was rationed during World War II (figure A). The company stopped using orange after that. And yes, the orange pieces are radioactive!
This doughnut pitcher with a chip sells for about $45. No chip and it could sell for between $400 and $800 (figure B).
This Aladdin teapot has a strainer with it (figure C).
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