Vintage Mortar + Pestle

DESCRIPTION
Vintage Porcelain Mortar 60319 and Pestle 15 by Coors USA Apothecary made by the Coors Porcelain Company

SIZE
Mortar is Approx 4.75" Wide to spout  x  3" High
Pestle is Approx 7.25" Long  x  1.75" Wide 

HISTORY 
"Did you know that Coors once manufactured more than just cold brews?

On November 3, 1914, Coloradans voted to adopt statewide prohibition, which would take effect on January 1, 1916. Adolph Coors, knowing that his brewery business in Golden would soon be shuttered, turned his interests to a new business: ceramics.

In 1915, Adolph Coors' two sons, Adolph, Jr. and Herman, took the helm at the Herold China and Pottery Company in Golden, Colorado. The brothers were interested in using their chemistry knowledge to create durable porcelain products that ranged from dinnerware to battery cells needed for World War I. 

In late 1920, the Herold China and Pottery Company became the Coors Porcelain Company. When Prohibition was repealed in 1933, the Coors Company turned its focus back to brewing beer, but continued manufacturing dinnerware and labware.

Today, what was once Coors Porcelain Company has become CoorsTEK, a manufacturer of technical ceramics and other specialty materials. Their corporate headquarters is still located in Golden, Colorado." (source Denver Public Library)