VTG Hueckel China PEERLESS US Farm & Agriculture WATER PUMP Advertising Ashtray Current Price: $38.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 1d 14h 53m
	Vintage Hueckel China Berkeley Water Pump Hydrant Advertising Ashtray Midcentury Current Price: $59.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 2d 12h 59m
	VINTAGE 1950s Ashtray U.S. Syncrogear - Ceramic Hueckel China Current Price: $19.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 4d 13h 46m
	Vintage - US Syncrogear - Hueckel China - Pump Motor - Ashtray - El Monte Calif. Current Price: $35.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 6d 12h 3m
	Vintage Hueckel China Layne & Bowler Farm Water Pump Turbine Advertising Ashtray Current Price: $29.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 10d 15h 57m
	Vintage Hueckel China Layne Water Pump Advertising Figural Ashtray Midcentury Current Price: $62.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 11d 14h 14m
	U.S. Syncrogear Ashtray by Hueckel China El Monte, CA Advertising Current Price: $14.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 11d 17h 57m
	US Syncrogear Ceramic Ashtray Hueckel China Company Current Price: $27.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 13d 22h 18m
	Hueckel China - Berkeley Water Pump - Advertising Ashtray El Monte, CA 1953-1977 Current Price: $31.50 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 24d 12h 50m
	Vintage US SYNCROGEAR Light Brown Advertising Ashtray HUECKEL CHINA El Monte, CA Current Price: $18.71 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 28d 8h 12m
	Vintage Hueckel China El Monte California Porcelain Ashtray Dish Generator Logo Current Price: $45.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 28d 20h 27m

Hueckel China & Porcelain produced various ceramic items, but what seems to turn up the most at collectibles shows and flea markets are their ashtrays featuring industrial themes, especially water pumps. They are listed in Lehners Encyclopedia of Marks under a catch-all entry for “El Monte, California Varioius Potteries”, along with Miali Pottery. I’ve seen Miali quite a bit more frequently than Hueckel. Interestingly, both Miali and Hueckel seem to still be in operation today, albeit in different forms.

Mike L. posted the photos of the Hueckel ashtray shown below. The pottery started in 1953 and was located in El Monte - at least one of the addresses of the company was on Durfee. Lehner says that the company ran as late as 1977, but we think that Hueckel became a modern company (HCP Industries) after moving to Chico. That information came from Ceramic Source Vol 1, 1986.

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