- Hall China Company began production in 1903 in East Liverpool, Ohio.
- Thanks to a single fire process developed by Robert Taggert Hall between 1903 and 1911, Hall China is durable, non-porous and it doesn't craze.
- The non-crazing process used to manufacture Hall pieces was designed to emulate the wares made in China during the Ming Dynasty.
- Institutional items made by Hall in the early days aren't as collectible as the company's later dinnerware, kitchenware and teapots.
- The word "HALL'S" within a circle marks most items the company made except kitchenware and dinnerware. "Hall's Superior Quality Kitchenware" and "Superior Hall Quality Dinnerware" identify those items respectively.
- Items found with "Hall" in a bulging rectangle stamped on the bottom were produced from the early 1970s onward.
- Although many people refer to Hall's most popular dinnerware pattern as "Jewel Tea," these dishes originally left the factory without a name. In 1943, the company began referring to the pattern as "Autumn." The name changed again in 1969 to "Autumn Leaf."
- Autumn Leaf dinnerware often made its way into American homes through "The Jewel Man," a door-to-door salesman employed by the Jewel Tea Company of Chicago.
- Unmarked pieces featuring "Autumn Leaf" decals were not made by Hall China and generally don't measure up to Hall's quality in comparison.
- In addition to Autumn Leaf, Hall has designed more than 15 other decaled dinnerware patterns since 1936.
- Hall produced novelty teapots shaped like cars, footballs and doughnuts that remain popular with collectors although they're quite difficult to find.
- More than 160 different shapes and color combinations of Hall teapots appear in The Collector's Guide to Hall China by Margaret & Kenn Whitmyer.
- Hall made advertising items for Old Crow, United Airlines and McCormick Tea Bags among others.
- Westinghouse, Hotpoint and General Electric were among the refrigerator manufacturers who often included Hall water jugs, leftover containers and butter dishes as premiums with their products.
