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Cookeville Pottery Company
.by
Earl David Lacy
My father, T-eeLavy, and Arnold Lacy owned the pottery from 1940 to 1964.They were forced to sell it by Model Cities, a government project, which discontinued themanufacturing process, after which Lee continued, after relocating, to job, wholesale andretail pottery dishes, etc.
As a young man, I remember working part time finishing pottery, helping fire thekilns,andsell ingthefinishedproduct.Itwashardanddirtyworlgworkingwithclay.The kilns were fired by hand, coal and wood, night and day. Someone had to sleep therewhen the.kilns were fired. I remember as a boy sleeping on an army cot with an alarmclock as the kiln had to be fired every few hours.
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