William A. Potthast

From the very start, the Potthast brothers affixed a certification label to every repair or reproduction. The label attested to…

In 1914, the Potthast brothers corresponded with Baltimore socialite and art collector Etta Cone about pieces she had purchased for…

In 1921, the Potthast brothers built a new factory at 1438 Wicomico Street. Their manufacturing operations were located there until…

In the late 1920s, the Potthasts decided to partner with various museums to manufacture handcrafted reproductions of pieces from certain…

In the late 1920s, the Potthasts began to manufacture reproductions of pieces from historically important museum collections. They created furniture…

In 1904, Potthast Bros. acquired additional space at 506-508 North Tyson Street. At that point, their existing quarters at 507…

Company order books and other remaining pieces of documentation are helpful insofar as they chart the ebb and flow of…

Payroll and sales records, order books, and company letterbooks dating from around 1905 point to an increase in both staff…

These payroll records show that the Potthast brothers paid at least twenty-seven employees for work performed during the week of…