[2] They operated four kilns and employed 120 people with an annual revenue of $150,000 per year.
[3] Although primarily focused on plain white dinnerware, by 1873 the company had established an on-site decorating room in order to facilitate a growing demand for decorated ceramics.
[4] In 1900, the plant faced a strike by its jiggermen who claimed the company paid unfair wages.
[5] Despite the strike, the plant continued to operate and the issue remained at the committee.
[5] A decade later, the plant threatened to shut down due to, what it considered, unreasonable demands by city inspectors.