The Trade Winds Motor Hotel and restaurant opened in 1960 at 51st Street and South Peoria in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The hotel was the first of […]
Have you heard the one about the two Frankoma billikens that hitched a ride on a Greyhound bus?
July 11, 2019 by · 10 Comments
Rose Mary Lundy contacted the Website recently about a pair of green Frankoma “Billikens” that she inherited from her mother-in-law. She described them as wall pockets that read, Jester’s Day, […]
The Little Frankoma Cracked Pot That Meant So Much To Someone
February 21, 2019 by · 4 Comments
Notes Tucked Inside: Here’s what the notes found inside the jar read, exactly as they were written: This Frankhoma bowl or vase is one of the first made for sale […]
What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About
October 26, 2018 by · 2 Comments
Though Tim Belcher is not really a Frankoma “Old-Timer,” this “New-Timer” made a great find, and he wants to share his experience with us. “I recently purchased a silver […]
What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About
February 10, 2018 by · 2 Comments
The Frankoma company liquidation auction was a sad day in Oklahoma history, and your Editor was there. Now, you can be there, too. Just click the picture to open […]
What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About
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Those Frankoma Colors From the 1990’s! How They Perplex Us! Is it PLUM or EGGPLANT? PEACH or APRICOT? NAVY BLUE or COBALT BLUE? by Kandy Steeples Black, Forest Green, Navy Blue and Bone were very […]
Gracetone Terrier # 205: The Grace of Gracetone
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Gracetone Terrier #205: The Grace of Gracetone by Steve Hyde Synar Ceramics was purchased by John Frank in 1958 and renamed Gracetone Pottery in 1959 after his wife, Grace Lee. […]
What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About
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John Nathaniel Frank Was Generous to a Fault! When art classes in Oklahoma public schools and colleges needed help with the stuff that makes up pottery and ceramics, John Frank […]
What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About
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John N. Frank: “A Philosophy of Modern Ceramics” An academic paper presented at the meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Southwest Section, circa 1958 […]
What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About
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A “Lytle” Frankoma Love, 1934-35 Marianne (Lytle) Harris passed away June, 2012, at the age of 94 years. She grew up on her family’s farm called “Lytle Haven” at […]
