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Medalta Potteries
A major change occurred in 1937 with the discovery of a white burning clay being quarried at
Willows, Saskatchewan. The Willows clay produced a porcelain like body, suitable for hotel china.
It became the first Canadian clay to be put to such a use. From this time on, Medalta was producing primarily hotel wares, with a secondary production of stonewares and housewares. With an initial staff of 12 employees, the company increased that number to 350 at its peak in 1939. By the 1940's Medalta's line of white tableware had replaced British and American imports in restaurants, hotels. and trains across the Canadian West. |
