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John Andrew “Andy” Bauer

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John Andrew “Andy” Bauer

Birth
Jeffersonville, Clark County, Indiana, USA
Death
31 Oct 1923 (aged 66)
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section B, lot 250, space 9
Memorial ID
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John Andrew Bauer "Andy" was the founder of the J. A. Bauer Pottery Company which began in Paducah, Kentucky. Bauer Pottery earned its fortune producing red-clay flowerpots and its fame producing simply shaped, vividly colored ceramics for the kitchen and table. In 1910, John Andrew Bauer opened a factory on the outskirts of Los Angeles in a neighborhood noted for its existing potteries, skilled workforce, and active freight rail line. By 1916 the J.A. Bauer Pottery Co. had introduced a line of molded and hand-thrown art pottery vases and bowls in a popular green matte glaze.

The J.A. Bauer Pottery Co. was active from 1885-1962.
John Andrew Bauer "Andy" was the founder of the J. A. Bauer Pottery Company which began in Paducah, Kentucky. Bauer Pottery earned its fortune producing red-clay flowerpots and its fame producing simply shaped, vividly colored ceramics for the kitchen and table. In 1910, John Andrew Bauer opened a factory on the outskirts of Los Angeles in a neighborhood noted for its existing potteries, skilled workforce, and active freight rail line. By 1916 the J.A. Bauer Pottery Co. had introduced a line of molded and hand-thrown art pottery vases and bowls in a popular green matte glaze.

The J.A. Bauer Pottery Co. was active from 1885-1962.


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  • Created by: Memento Mori
  • Added: Mar 10, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18338911/john_andrew-bauer: accessed ), memorial page for John Andrew “Andy” Bauer (11 Nov 1856–31 Oct 1923), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18338911, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Memento Mori (contributor 46517473).