One more 'from the clean up dumpster' find - a Medalta Chicken feeder top (no base). Add to that another vintage Medalta piece from my collection - a Medalta Beater Jar, and a vignette is achieved.
Medalta Crocks post from May 2011
and a favorite - a very old dolly quilt with a 1/4 size Medalta crock
Medalta has extensive information about the museum and its history.
Maureen of Its All Connected wrote an excellent post on the history of the Medalta factory from a personal view point and included some great examples of Medalta pottery.
Featured by: Silver Pennies July 21/13

Featured by:A Delightsome Life: Home and Garden Thursday July 17/13
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What beautiful pottery!
ReplyDeleteI am envious of these wonderful pieces!
ReplyDeleteI love your vignettes! That dolly quilt is a treasure! I love all old things - I can just imagine the 'history' of who has used them in the past.
ReplyDeleteLove finding pieces that work together. This pottery is so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI never heard of this pottery, Joy. something else to be on the lookout for!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love old crocks! I house my flatware in them.
ReplyDeleteBrenda
I enjoyed seeing both of your treasures, but the quilt is my favorite. I love them and have many.
ReplyDeleteI love it in it's simplicity! I've never heard of it before. That chicken feeder is incredible! Thank you for teaching me something new! What a pretty vignette you put together!
ReplyDeleteLinda at The French Hens Nest
Hi Joy, I have never heard of this but I sure do love the look! Great vignette you created. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
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Jann
It is so pretty ...reminds me of a few blue and white crocks that my grandmother had years ago...
ReplyDeleteYour post immediately caught my eye as my sister and I were just talking about Medalta pottery a couple of days ago! She discovered 5 Medalta crocks with the lids in their barn on their farm. They belonged to her mother-in-law. Anyway, she said they were in mint condition and varied in sizes. Then a friend of hers came by for coffee and saw the crocks. It turns out the friend's father worked at the Medalta factory before it closed! I am sending your post to my sister as she will enjoy it as much as I did!! Beautiful pottery by the way. Lesa
ReplyDeleteI meant to say "grandfather"...not "father"...
DeleteNothing like the crockery they made. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteYou are invited to share this with Show Your Stuff:
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O.K. did I read this right - a dumpster find!? These are amazing! Great post! I am so delighted you shared with Home and Garden Thursday,
ReplyDeleteKathy
Hello Joy, I wanted to share with you that your post will be featured in this week's Home and Garden Thursday, I appreciate you,
ReplyDeleteKathy
This pottery is stunning! Thanks for sharing at Silver Pennies Sundays. x
ReplyDeleteHow on earth did I miss this post! I will be heading out to Medicine Hat in the fall and they are giving me full access to the potteries to write about it. I did find a complete chicken waterer in an antique store and bought it for my daughter. Now that I have chickens, I kind of wish I had it back. Thanks for being so sweet and linking to my post about Medalta!
ReplyDeleteI love all olde crocks, and I've never seen a chicken feeder-version of one. This is wonderful! Also love the other crock and the little quilt. Thanks for sharing this at the We Call It Olde Link-Up this week. Take care - Dawn @ We Call It Junkin.com
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