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Syracuse China Corporation (Onondaga Pottery Company) (1871–Present)

In 1871 the Onondaga Pottery Company was started in Syracuse, New York, and soon bought the Empire Pottery Company. At first Onondaga made white graniteware, but later it added fine porcelain and semiporcelain dinnerware and toilet sets for home and commercial use.

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