Coors U.S.A. Laboratory Pottery

In 1910, Adolph Coors used money he made with his Coors Brewing Co. and started Coors Ceramics with porcelain maker John J. Herold. They started out producing just a small line of cooking utensils and grew steadily.

When WWI broke, Germany was then the leading supplier of ceramics in the world. The embargo on German goods left the U.S. labs and factories in need of a ceramics supplier. Coors Ceramics stepped in almost seamlessly, quickly becoming one of the world's leading manufacturers. After war's end, they continued to make scientific ceramics and even started making some decorative ceramics. During WWII, the government asked them to develop advanced ceramic insulators and Coors delivered. This durable ceramic material would be what Coors would concentrate solely on and be known for. Years later, Coors found out that the insulators were used for the Manhattan Project.

From the war on, the ceramic materials produced by Coors became among the hardest materials available in the world, second only to diamonds in strength and durability. Their antique ceramics can withstand extreme heat, corrosive liquids, tremendous pressure, and they don't conduct electricity, making them ideal for a wide variety of industrial applications. Every time you drive a car, switch on your computer or pick up the phone, you are probably putting a ceramic part to use. With that in mind, their scientific pottery's near indestructibity make them a great option for cookware.