Ashtray 8" circa 1976-80, see Notes 2 & 3 for glaze information, photos from the collection of Michael Bono

Notes:

1. 2115 and 2115-X appear to be the same design and an example marked 2115-X is not known. 2115 is listed in catalogs 1976-1980, and 2115-X is listed in 1976.

2. The popular concensus is that this ashtray was produced at the factory for the purpose of testing glazes, and that the hand-written annotations on the bottom represent Blue Spruce decorated with Moss.

3. Another possibility is that it is a hobbyist piece, created from a mold sold by Haeger and decorated in a local pottery shop. Both Blue Spruce and Moss are popular glazes in such shops, and the teachers often put hand-written annotations on pieces as glaze samples for their students.

Bottom reads:  2115 © Haeger

Bottom reads:  2115 © Haeger