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New Castle, Pennsylvania
- 1901 New Castle Pottery built plant on West Grant Street, Shenango China was incorporated on Emery Street
- Shenango China had difficulties resulting in a receiver being appointed, they reorganized under the name Shenango Pottery Company
- 1905 New Castle Pottery closed
- 1909 Shenango Pottery financial problems had continued, but a new group took over, with James M Smith as president. This resulted in a turn around after almost 9 years of struggle
- 1912 Shenango Pottery purchased the New Castle Plant and moved to that location
- 1913 the new plant was flooded before production could start after refurbishing the new location, slowing down the growth
- James Smith proved to be a determined leader and businessman and the plant slowly florished
- 1936 to 1958 Shenango Pottery produced "American Haviland" for Theodore Haviland Company of France. the ware was marked "Haviland, New York"
- 1939 they were commisioned by Rosenthal China of Germany to produce Rosenthal shapes and patterns under the name "Castleton China". Shenango invested $25,000.00
- 1940 Castleton China began sales
- 1951 Shenango Pottery purchased all the stock of the Castleton China Co from Rosenthal
- 1953 A design was commisioned for President Eisenhowers "1st birthday" in the whitehouse, held by the Republican Party in Hershey, Pennsylvania, as gifts to those attending
- 1954 Shenango Pottery changed the name back to Shenango China, Inc
- 1955 Castleton was commissioned by Mamie Eisenhower to create the formal china for the state dining room
- by 1959 Sobiloff Brothers had purchased all the stock from the Smith estate and other stock holders
- 1959 Shenango bought Wallace China of California
- 1961 all assets of Shenango China were transfered to Shenango Ceramics owned by the Sobiloffs
- 1964 Mayer China Company of Beaver Falls, Pa was purchased
- 1964 Wallace China was liquidated
- 1968 a Set of Castleton was commisioned for the Johnson Administration to present to the white house as a state service
- 1968 the assets of Shenango Ceramics, Castlton China and Mayer China were sold to Interpace Corporation, manufacturers of Franciscan earthenware and fine china on the west coast
- 1970 production of Castleton China was stopped
- 1979 Shenango China Company was bought by Anchor Hocking Corporation
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