Raymor pottery marks

About Raymor

Raymor was an American brand used to market modern furnishings and decorative objects. Irving Richards developed the business from his partnership with Russel and Mary Wright. Their company was incorporated as Russel Wright, Inc. in 1936, became Wright Accessories in 1937 and adopted the Raymor name in 1941. Its early activities included the promotion and distribution of Wright’s American Modern dinnerware, made by Steubenville Pottery.

Richards worked with designers and factories to develop products for American homes. Richards Morgenthau & Co. distributed the Raymor ranges from New York showrooms, offering furniture, lamps, glass, ceramics and other accessories. The company sold both American-made goods and imports. Italian pottery suppliers included Bitossi, Bagni, Mancioli and Fantoni, while Roseville made Ben Seibel’s Raymor Modern lines in Ohio. The same Raymor brand therefore appears on objects from several manufacturers and countries.

Simmons acquired Raymor in 1963. The corporate name changed to Raymor Richards, Morgenthau Inc. in 1969, and the business merged with the California importer Moreddi in 1978. The original corporate entity was liquidated in 1980. Surviving paper labels and permanent inscriptions preserve the distributor’s name, sometimes alongside a manufacturer’s name or a supplier code.