Coors Porcelain Company

The forerunner of the Coors Porcelain Company was founded by a former Roseville Pottery executive John J. Herold. He founded the Herold China and Pottery Company in Golden, Colorado in 1908. By about 1920, this pottery had evolved into the Coors Porcelain Company. Most of the early production involved porcelain products for industrial use. By the early 1930's, vases, dinnerware and cooking ware were being produced. The most popular retail lines were Coorado, Mello-Tone, Golden White, Rockmount and Rosebud. The best selling line was clearly the hand painted rosebud and leaf decoration in assorted dinnerware and bakeware shapes. The original colors in this line included blue, green, rose and yellow. Ivory and Orange colors were added later. Pieces of ivory Rosebud are elusive today. In the early 1940's dinnerware production was interrupted and the production effort was concentrated on products assisting the war effort. After the war, the focus of production shifted back to industrial and chemical applications. The company is still in business today producing chemical porcelain and high temperature resistant ceramic products.

References: "Lehner's Encyclopedia of U. S. Marks on Pottery Porcelain & Clay" by Lois Lehner.

"The Best of Collectible Dinnerware" by Jo Cunningham.