When the fair ended, his stock of art pottery was intact - he had not sold a single piece.
The market for art pottery has been quiet for several years, with at least one exception.
It started producing art pottery in 1881 and continued (in name at least) until 1962.
Under Phillips' control the works started producing art pottery in 1881 after it was rebuilt following a fire.
Face jugs became, and continue to be, popular with collectors of folk art pottery.
It was also during the 1920s that Hull began expanding the variety of his company's product line to art pottery.
The skill takes time to acquire and it is associated with art pottery rather than mass production.
Weller continued to produce art pottery until the company went out of business in 1948.
Visitors who make the effort will gain insights into the making of art pottery.
The Depression brought an end to most of the other art potteries.