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| Sebring Ohio Historical Society 126 North 15th Street Sebring, Ohio 44672 330-938-6920 |
| Crescent China Company |
| Back stamp included a sliver of a moon. Also used a Leigh ware by Leigh Potters stamp surrounded with an outline of Ohio. Also used umber tone body coloring. Used pastel borders or two or more colors, silver trim on edges and artful placement of decorations. See Leigh Pottery for more information |
| 1920-1926. Located on Lake Park Road where Genie Corporation moved to after it closed. Charles Leigh Sebring was the first President. Samuel I. Marley was the manager, under Crescent, and when Leigh took over, it listed by F.A. Sebring, chairman, Charles, president, Frank Jr, VP, Charles Baker, Sec, and George Stanford, Manager. 1927-1930 as Leigh Potters, Inc. To add confusion, Frank Sebring had retained the molds from the Tritt China Plant in Niles, Ohio. When the Tritt reopened, the Niles Tritt plant was also named Crescent and used the same half moon back stamp. The Crescent in Niles changed its name in 1923 to Atlas China. After the depression closed the plant in 1931, it was vacant for almost a decade, the Alliance Manufacturing Company moved in. |
| According to Oldetyme, 1920 to 1926 was called the Crescent China Company built and owned by F A Sebring 1926 Changed to Leigh Potteries with Charles Sebring, son of F A, as manager Closed in 1931 1940 property purchased by the Alliance Manufacturing Company |
The Crescent China was operated by F.A. Sebring at
the corner of Lake Park Road and Mahoning Avenue
on the Mahoning County edge of Alliance from
1920-26. He sold this enterprise to his son Charles
Leigh Sebring in 1926 and C.L. operated it
independently as Leigh Potters, Inc. until 1929 and
then until 1931 as part of the ill-fated American
Chinaware Corporation venture. There would
definitely be some overlap in 1926 and perhaps even
into 1927 when the Crescent name was used under
C.L's ownership. Also, I have seen the square shape
with the serrated corners used under both names.
Thus, while I would say that, while either scenario that
you describe below is possible, it is more likely that
the shape predates the 1928-9 timeframe in which you
credit Turnbull with designing it. -according to Frank
Barrett
the corner of Lake Park Road and Mahoning Avenue
on the Mahoning County edge of Alliance from
1920-26. He sold this enterprise to his son Charles
Leigh Sebring in 1926 and C.L. operated it
independently as Leigh Potters, Inc. until 1929 and
then until 1931 as part of the ill-fated American
Chinaware Corporation venture. There would
definitely be some overlap in 1926 and perhaps even
into 1927 when the Crescent name was used under
C.L's ownership. Also, I have seen the square shape
with the serrated corners used under both names.
Thus, while I would say that, while either scenario that
you describe below is possible, it is more likely that
the shape predates the 1928-9 timeframe in which you
credit Turnbull with designing it. -according to Frank
Barrett