Haeger Pottery

Haeger Pottery started as a Dundee, Illinois brickyard along the Fox River in 1852 using clay from the riverbank. David H. Haeger, a German immigrant, became part owner of the Dundee Brickyard in 1871. Within a year Haeger was sole owner and had extended the business to include tile. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Haegar shipped bricks into the city to help rebuild Chicago. By the 1920s the brickyard's production included teaware, luncheonware, and crystal and glassware.

At the Century of Progress Exposition in 1934 in Chicago, Haeger Potteries' exhibit included a complete working ceramic factory where souvenir pottery was made on the spot. Also in 1934, Royal Hickman joined the firm to design a line of artware sold under the brand name "Royal Haeger." Currently, Haeger has a national sales base, attracting many tourists and shoppers to its factory, especially during its summertime tent sale. Haeger pottery has become collectible in recent years.

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