1969 -DEMING DIV, Hueckel China Water Pump ASHTRAY-CRANE CO. Current Price: $19.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 10h
	Vintage Ashtray BURGMASTER TURRET DRILLS Hueckel China Co El Monte CA Current Price: $75.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 23h 6m
	Hueckel China Federal Pumps Advertising Ashtray Vintage 1950s 1960s Blue Brown Current Price: $39.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 1d 12h 12m
	Vintage US Syncrogear HUECKEL CHINA Pump Motor Mid-Century ASHTRAY El Monte CA Current Price: $9.95 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 2d 8h 32m
	Vintage US Peerless Pump Hueckel China El Monte Ca. Ceramic Ash Tray ASHTRAY Current Price: $40.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 2d 20h 4m
	VINTAGE PAIR Hueckel China ashtrays: Wintroath pump & U.S. Synchrogear motor Current Price: $25.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 5d 15h 6m
	RARE VTG HUECKEL CHINA U.S. SYNCROGEAR MOTOR ADVERTISING ASHTRAY EL MONTE, CA Current Price: $25.95 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 6d 14h 16m
	Vintage - US Syncrogear - Hueckel China - Pump Motor - Ashtray - El Monte Calif. Current Price: $35.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 8d 5h 58m
	VINTAGE HUECKEL CHINA US STEEL BERKELEY WATER PUMP ASHTRAY CERAMIC Homoerotic Current Price: $24.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 10d 2h 41m
	Vintage US Syncrogear Hueckel China Pump Motor Ashtray El Monte Calif. Current Price: $20.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 12d 6h 39m
	Vintage Hueckel China Layne Water Pump Advertising Figural Ashtray Midcentury Current Price: $89.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 13d 8h 9m
	U.S. Syncrogear Ashtray by Hueckel China El Monte, CA Advertising Current Price: $11.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 14d 2h 24m
	US Syncrogear Ceramic Ashtray Hueckel China Company Current Price: $14.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 15d 16h 13m
	U.S. SYNCHROGEAR figural ceramic advertising ashtray HUECKEL CHINA California Current Price: $34.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 16d 11h 57m

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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