Fiesta Tableware Factory (Homer Laughlin)
Fiesta Tableware Company, Newell, West Virginia
The Homer Laughlin China Company opened its plant in Newell, West Virginia, in 1903 and began making Fiesta dinnerware there in 1936. Renamed the Fiesta Tableware Company in 2020, it still makes dinnerware in Newell and runs a visitor center and factory outlet.
- Company
- Fiesta Tableware Company
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 1903
- Employees
- Not stated
- Industry
- Other manufacturing
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Ceramic dinnerware, including Fiesta.
Facts
| Founded | Homer and Shakespeare Laughlin built a two-kiln plant on the Ohio River in East Liverpool in 1871 (company: fiestafactorydirect.com) |
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| Move to Newell | Bought a tract across the river from the Newell family and moved headquarters and operations there in 1902-1909 (company: fiestafactorydirect.com) |
| Plant 4 | Opened in 1906 as the largest pottery plant in the world at the time, reaching 300,000 pieces a day (company: fiestafactorydirect.com) |
| Fiesta | Introduced in January 1936 at the Pittsburgh China & Glass Show, designed by Frederick Rhead (company: fiestafactorydirect.com) |
| Colors | 58 colors released since 1936; made in the USA since 1936 (company: fiestafactorydirect.com) |
| Address | 672 Fiesta Drive, Newell, WV (company: fiestafactorydirect.com) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
Yes: Fiesta Factory Tour has hours, booking and age rules checked on the operator's site.
Sources
- Fiesta Tableware Company: Timeline history (company, checked November 12, 2026)
- Fiesta Factory Direct: home page (company, checked November 12, 2026)
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