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Frankoma Glaze Identification

Below is acomplete listing of all Frankoma colors including the manufacture dates showing years of production.
Frankoma Glaze Color Timeline
Catalog Glaze
Number
Color Years in
Production
Description
# 1 Verde Green 1933-1934 Emerald Green
# 2 Verde Bronze 1933-1936 (Rutile) Green & Tan
Renamed: Bronze Green 1938
Renamed: Patina 1942
Renamed: Prairie Green 1944-1996
# 3 Old Gold 1933-1934
Renamed: Desert Gold 1944-1996
# 4 Maple 1933-1934 Rich Brown & Gold
Renamed: Texas Brown 1935-1936
Renamed: Osage Brown 1938-1942
# 5 Jade Green 1934-1938 Rich Matte Green
# 6 Fawn Brown 1934-1942 Matte Butterscotch
# 7 Blue-Grey Jade 1934-1938 Dark Blue-Green
# 8 Unknown
# 9 Unknown
# 10 Onyx Black 1934-SA
# 11 Unknown
# 12 Dove Grey 1934-1938 Matte Grey
# 13 Ivory (Egg Shell) 1934-Early 1940s
# 14 White Sand 1942-SA
# 15 Silver Sage Circa 1942 Matte Light Green
# 16 Pompeian Bronze 1933-1938 Very Dark Green
# 17 Cherokee (Red Earth) 1933-1938 Opaque Maroon
# 18 Royal Blue 1938-1942
# 19 Unknown
# 20 Dusty Rose 1942 Semi-Matte Pink
# 21 Unknown
# 22 Indian Blue 1942 Mottled Turquoise
Renamed: Peacock Blue 1944-1950
Frankoma Glaze Color Timeline #2
Color Years in
Production
Description
Rosetone (Desert Rose) Circa 1942 Mottled Coral & Rose
Sky Blue Circa 1942 Glossy Light Blue
Gun Metal 1933 - 1938 Metalic Black, either matte or high gloss
Early Matte Yellow Circa 1942
Red Bud 1948 - 1954 Mottled Orchid-Pink
Turquoise 1942 Thick, Creamy Blue / Green
Turquoise 1951 - 1954 Translucent glossy, Blue / Green
Turquoise 1955 - 1957 Glossy Blue / Green with Red clay showing
Sorghum Brown 1951 - 1954 Dark Brown
Clay Blue 1953 - 1961 Opaque Blue
Buckskin Tan 1954 Color of Deer Leather
Saddle Brown 1954
Terra Cotta Rose 1955 - 1957 Glossy Pink
Sunflower Yellow 1958 - 1960 Yellow with Brown specks
Brown Satin 1958 - 1994 (Rutile) Light and Dark Brown
Woodland Moss 1960 - 1978 (Rutile) Blue and Brown
Peach Glow 1962 - 1974 (Rutile) Peach and Brown
Flame 1964 - 1992 Bright Red / Orange
Flat Black 1973 - 1975
Coffee 1973 - 1988 Brown
Rubbed Bisque Wood Stained look
Autumn Yellow 1975 - 1990
Freedom Red 1976 - 1978 Bright Red
Blue 1976 - 1978 Medium Blue
Robin Egg Blue 1979 - 1992
Terra Cotta 1980 - SA Unglazed
Olive Green 1982
Wisteria 1983 - 1985
Navy 1985 - SA
Mountain Haze 1987 - 1992 Bluish Gray
Country Blue 1988 - SA Navy with white specks
Peach 1989 - SA
Mauve 1992 - 1993 Light Rose
Cabernet 1992 - SA Maroon
Forest 1993 - SA Dark Green
Bone 1993 - SA
Cobalt 1994 - 1996
Plum 1994 - SA Purple

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