Vintage Hueckel China El Monte California Porcelain Ashtray Dish Generator Logo Current Price: $45.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 5h 54m
	Vintage Advertising Ashtray US Hueckel China Co Western Water Pumps Midcentury Current Price: $21.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 21h 50m
	VTG Hueckel China PEERLESS US Farm & Agriculture WATER PUMP Advertising Ashtray Current Price: $38.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 2d 23h 38m
	Hueckel China Advertising Ashtray U.S. Worthington Water Pump Hydrant Current Price: $39.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 3d 3h 7m
	Vintage - Hueckel China - Pacific US Ag Water Pump - Advertising Ashtray Current Price: $19.95 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 3d 3h 27m
	Hueckel China Ashtray U.S. Syncrogear Current Price: $25.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 3d 6h 30m
	Vintage Hueckel China Berkeley Water Pump Hydrant Advertising Ashtray Midcentury Current Price: $59.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 3d 21h 44m
	VINTAGE 1950s Ashtray U.S. Syncrogear - Ceramic Hueckel China Current Price: $19.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 5d 22h 30m
	Vintage - US Syncrogear - Hueckel China - Pump Motor - Ashtray - El Monte Calif. Current Price: $35.00 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 7d 20h 48m
	1969 US STEEL - DEMING PUMP Hueckel China Water Pump ASHTRAY Current Price: $24.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 12d 19h 33m
	Vintage Hueckel China Layne Water Pump Advertising Figural Ashtray Midcentury Current Price: $59.49 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 12d 22h 58m
	Vintage Hueckel China Layne & Bowler Farm Water Pump Turbine Advertising Ashtray Current Price: $29.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 13d 1h 31m
	U.S. Syncrogear Ashtray by Hueckel China El Monte, CA Advertising Current Price: $13.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 13d 5h 33m
	US Syncrogear Ceramic Ashtray Hueckel China Company Current Price: $27.99 Current Bids: 0 Ends in: 15d 7h 2m

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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