Purinton Pottery Company was incorporated in Wellsville, Ohio, in 1936. The company moved to Shippenville, Pennsylvania, in 1941 and made a variety of hand-painted ceramic wares. By the 1950s Purinton was making dinnerware, souvenirs, cookie jars, and florist wares. One of Purinton Pottery Company's most famous pieces is the Howdy Doody cookie jar. The pottery closed in 1959. For more information, explore our identification guides for dinnerware patterns, cookie jars, and other ceramics.