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No. 153 DIY

Explanatory Note

Possible:  This ashtray was not manufactured by Haeger, but rather the mold was sold from a Haeger molds catalog. We haven't found a mold catalog with this ashtray design in it, so the date the ashtray mold was sold is unknown. We do know that ashtrays of this design manufactured for sale by Haeger were listed in catalogs 1962-1977.

The mold was likely sold to a pottery shop open to local hobbyists. The shop would cast clay pieces and sell them to their customers. Included with the price paid for the piece the hobbyist could visit the shop as necessary to complete the painting of their item with glazes, then the shop would fire the piece in their kiln to complete the production process. Pottery shops for hobbyists continue to operate in this manner to this day.

Such pieces were often inscribed by the hobbyist, either in the glaze or directly into the clay. This piece is unusual in that it is unsigned.

Also Possible:  The application of glazes on this unsigned piece is so unusual that some suspect that it might be an actual Haeger production piece later modfied by the owner.