was valued by generations who kept the "fine" china in the family.
    Interest in collecting and antiques has increased steadily ever since. The first reproduction Flow Blue was tentatively seen in the late  1960's and early 1970's. By the late

the lucrative trade.
    By 1910, undecorated graniteware and other inexpensive ceramics styles began to supplant the popularity of Flow Blue. This trend was further exacerbated by the center of gravity of the industry shifting from England to the U.S. The relatively low prices of increasingly high quality American pottery decimated the export market for England. By the end of the First World War, only a handful of English potters remained in the Flow Blue trade. The period between the wars saw a continued waning of the style's popularity.
    The modern resurgence of interest in Flow Blue began in the late 1960's in America. As this country was the principal market for the original flow blue, a fairly large amount was still extant. American collectors have always been hampered by their inability to acquire large amounts genuine antiques; a condition necessary for the very act of collecting. Flow Blue fit the bill perfectly. By the late 1960's much of this ware was antique or soon to become so. As so much of Flow Blue was made for the "common man", it had characteristics ideal for the antique collector; the products had to have been sturdy enough to survive massive export shipments on the sailing crafts of the 19^th  century. Additionally, the ware