Today I’m lighting a candle for Miriam Sullivan, the school teacher who was visited by Richard Horne in Twin Peaks Part 10 on Showtime. I originally identified this prop on July 19, 2017 about three days after Part 10 aired.
WHO MADE THE CANDLE HOLDER INSIDE MIRIAM SULLIVAN’S TRAILER?
The item is a Woodland-Dawn Rose (W Series – W30) by Hull Pottery. The item has a matte finish and was manufactured around 1949-1950. I found my replica prop using Replacements.com.
The candle holder is shown from the side in the episode. I also took side and bottom images.
While waiting for a candle to melt to the appropriate screen-matched height, I ended up finding the film location for Miriam Sullivan’s trailer.
One thing I noticed is Richard Horne can be seen through the trailer window lighting the candle. It’s a small detail I missed during the original airing.
WHAT IS THE HULL POTTERY COMPANY?
Addis E. Hull incorporated the A.E. Hull Pottery company in Crooksville, Ohio around July 6, 1905 for $50,000. He was joined by F.H. Griswold, William Watts, J.D. Young and G.E. McKeever in launching this new company.
Two years later on July 1, Hull Pottery acquired Climax Pottery in Crooksville making it the largest stoneware factory in the Midwest. The company continued making stoneware until World War I when they introduced art pottery. The Woodland-Dawn Rose (W Series) had several pieces including napkin holders and vases.
Before 1950, Hull Pottery items were made with a matte finish as seen with this candle holder. In 1950, a flood covering a 25-square-mile area reached a depth of seven feet in Crooksville. Water poured into the hot pottery kilns causing a roaring fire throughout the plant. Everything was lost. By 1952, the company rebuilt the plant and renamed the company to The Hull Pottery Company. Items after 1952 would appear glossy, not matte.
