Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Athabasca Clay Products Ltd.
Parallel form(s) of name
- Athabasca Quality Pottery
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
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Description area
Dates of existence
1964 - 1968
History
Athabasca Clay Products was a business that operated in Athabasca, Alberta from 1964 - 1968. All items were made from local red clay. Pottery was distributed from numerous gift shops in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, including one on Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta.
Places
Athabasca, Alberta
Legal status
Defunct
Functions, occupations and activities
Locally-owned pottery business that made distinctive products of local clay which had motifs and decoration specifically for the local product. Items included ashtrays, cups, coffee / tea services, canisters, vases, candle sticks, wall sconces, containers with lids, and goose, swan and owl figurines in three sizes. Motifs included geese and reeds, primitive, and folk art patterns. Colour schemes allowed the natural pink colour of the fired clay to show through clear glazes and included black, blue, green, and brick red variations.
Mandates/sources of authority
Athabasca Archives
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Athabasca Clay Products was a going concern of its day and employed many people through the years.
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Control area
Authority record identifier
Maintained by
Institution identifier
ATH
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
January 10, 2019
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
Sources
Athabasca Archives
Maintenance notes
Margaret Anderson