"1989 marked
the Centennial year of Lenox china. Known for its beauty of design and
workmanship, Lenox has progressed from a small
partnership, producing mostly art piece on order, to a complex
organization featuring not only giftware, but dinnerware and crystal.
The important non-variable through the years has been the production of
fine china.
Quality was
all important to Walter Scott Lenox as he joined with Jonathan Coxon,
Sr. to form the Ceramic Art Co in 1889.
In 1894 he brought out his partner and organized Lenox, Inc. Not
willing to compromise quality, nor to stamp English marks on his
American wares in order to impress the public (as some others did)
Lenox endured years of struggle. Little by little, recognition came
as Americans realized that Lenox could compete successfully with the
famous china companies of Europe." READ
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