This is not necessarily the most exciting object, although I found it six months ago in a thrift store in Saugus, Massachusetts, where it had to retain some type of history of local ownership. In fact, many of the objects found in this thrift store have resided in the area for a number of years, and there were a lot of manufacturers of all types of products located a short distance from Saugus in the late nineteenth and twentieth century.
I have gone back and forth about this object for months now; was it made locally or was it made by another potter elsewhere in the country? I have not been able to find any information about it or another object like it.
However, the jar is stamped with the word "UTENSIL," which is a noun that refers to a tool or implement, especially one used for practical purposes in the household, such as in the kitchen. The word has its origins in Latin, entering English through Old French.
Furthermore, the base of the jar shows that it was removed from the potter's wheel using a wire or a string of some sort, which was a technique used on some of the red earthenware produced at the circa 1876-1930s Moses Paige (ca. 1847/48-1941) Pottery in Peabody, Massachusetts. The color of the clay and the throw rings on the interior are also consistent with wares produced in Peabody in the twentieth century.
Nonetheless, I would very much like to learn otherwise, but for now I am leaning towards this being an object produced in Peabody during the circa 1920s-1930s period.
Note: For more information about the Paige Pottery - see my second published book, titled, The Moses B. Paige Company: The Last of the Peabody Potteries: https://historicbeverly.net/product/the-moses-b-paige-company-the-last-of-the-peabody-potteries/.
Red Earthenware Jar Stamped "UTENSIL" Found in a Thrift Store in Saugus, Mass.
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