John Frank established the ceramics department at the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 1927, then in 1933 he started his own Frank Potteries. Frank changed the name to Frankoma Potteries in 1934, then four years later moved the pottery to Sapulpa and renamed it Frankoma Pottery.
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