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In growing, Hadley Pottery has exerted a concerted effort to revive craft production on a small scale. Our goal is to produce a line of ware embodying true pottery craftsmanship, the creative genius of an artist and everyday utility. Hadley Pottery produces a complete line of dinnerware and numerous ornamental and incidental pieces. Open stock is maintained in fifteen patterns. the ware, trademarked "M. A. Hadley", is sold in most states and can be shipped anywhere. We maintain an extensive list of dealers that you can find on our web site. People from all over the U.S. and other countries come to the factory to buy seconds and bargains in the salesroom and tour the pottery.

		All of our designs were created or suggested by Mary Alice Hadley and are painted completely free hand on each piece. The reverse side of each piece bears the signature "M.A. Hadley". Her pottery originals and paintings in watercolor and oil have been exhibited in New York, Boston, Los Angeles and other cities. The Hadley designs are unique in their originality and have been so well received as to be simulated by other pottery makers.
	The Hadley ware has a modified stoneware body, similar to ironstone. It is made of native clays and is very durable. The decoration is applied directly on the green or unfired clay shapes, which in turn are coated with a porcelain-like glaze by dipping or spraying. Hence the term "underglaze decoration". The pottery is fired only one time; and this single fire process produces ware with a maximum bond between the body, decoration and glaze, with the result that the decoration is as permanent as the piece. In ware produced by the alternate process of separate firings for the body, glaze and decoration, as is the practice with most dinnerware, the decoration (and sometimes the glaze) is readily subject to abrasion and the chemical action of strong cleaning solutions and to crazing.

The high firing temperature of Hadley ware, approximately 2300 degrees Fahrenheit, has the advantage of producing a highly durable piece possessing sufficient resistance to heat shock to be used in an oven, if handled properly (not over or on a flame or heating element or in a broiler). The high temperature limits the range of colors that can be used in applying decoration. Colors adaptable for use with the white over-glaze are blue, green and rust, with blue-black and yellow available under special circumstances. We compound and grind all of our glazes, and the colors are obtained by grinding different metallic oxides and other materials into the glazes. The various glazes bear only a dull grayish indication of their ultimate colors when applied to the ware but are brought into their true richness by the firing process. All glazes are completely lead and cadmium-free, and fired to a hard, glossy surface that is easily cleaned and highly resistant to scratching or chipping. The ware is vitrified in periodic gas-fired kilns that are fueled by natural gas. The firing cycle comprises approximately twenty-four hours for heating and twenty-four hours for cooling. The Hadley Pottery salesroom and factory is located in a building constructed in 1848. People from all over the U.S. and other countries visit to buy seconds and bargains in the salesroom and tour the pottery. The pottery is located at 1570 Story Avenue and is easily accessible from interstates I-64, I-65 and I-71. Store hours are M-F from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern time and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday hours are extended from the second week in November until Christmas. Visit one of our favorite sites: www.specialtyfoodamerica.com