Learning Ceramic Arts at Oklahoma University, 1928: A Glimpse Imagine, if you can, being a student in John Frank or Joe Taylor’s ceramics class at OU in 1928. You […]
What the Frankoma Old Timers Are Talking About
November 10, 2016 by · 3 Comments
Ceramic Design 101, John & Grace Lee Frank Style or Fun with Design & Numbers The Franks were very clever with their designs and corresponding catalog/inventory numbers. Keep an […]
Frankoma’s Billikens
August 25, 2016 by · 8 Comments
Frankoma’s Billikens, Part I by Laura McLaughlin In my years of collecting Frankoma, I always look at the piece itself (how rare), the glaze color (how long used) pre-fire and […]
What the Frankoma Old-Timers are talking about:
July 29, 2016 by · 2 Comments
The Frankoma Old-Timers say that there’s a good reason for some of those early Norman Frankoma pieces to be stamped Okla. Pottery Co., Norman, Oklahoma or Norman, Okla. or come […]
Frankoma Advertising Pieces
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Frankoma Advertising Pieces Thru the Years by Bob & Vickie McBain Frankoma has made thousands of advertising items and specials over the years, and continues to do so. We have […]
For Jared Bennett, It’s All About the Chase!
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Nothing is better for me than the chase for Frankoma. You never know what you will stumble across on your next treasure hunt. It may come from a garage […]
Frankoma Ashtrays Thru the Years
March 8, 2016 by · 10 Comments
Frankoma Ashtrays Thru the Years FFCA Convention September 25, 2006 Bob & Vickie McBain Do you know how many models of ashtrays that Frankoma produced over the years? 10, […]
Evolution of Design
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EVOLUTION OF DESIGN FFCA Convention September 24, 2005 Bob & Vickie McBain My discussion this year is on the evolution of design, specifically as it relates to the 80C/94L tumbler, […]
Joniece Frank: Rest in Peace
October 2, 2015 by · 11 Comments
(January 11, 1938 – September 30, 2015) Joniece Frank of Sapulpa passed from this life on Wed. September 30, 2015 at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa. Joniece was born […]
Rare and Unique Frank Potteries and Frankoma Vases
August 25, 2015 by · 8 Comments
Pictured here are a Frankoma #289 vase circa 1934-38 approximately 4″ tall in an unknown dark blue glaze, and a Frank Potteries #290 vase circa 1933-34 approximately 5.5″ tall […]
