Q: I think I might have a rare find of something made by Erphila. It’s marked “Erphila Art Pottery, Czecho Slovakia.” Can you give me a little information on it?

 

A: The Erphila mark was used on pottery made in Czechoslovakia and other countries and imported by Ebeling & Reuss, a giftware firm in Philadelphia. The mark is a combination of the letters “E” and “R” for Ebeling & Reuss and “Phila,” the first letters of Philadelphia. This Erphila Art Pottery mark with the name of the country separated in two, was used from 1918 to 1921. You have a juicer, worth about $20.