Manufacturer: Maddock Pottery
Distributor: E. F. Burg
Name of user: Chas. / Charles Stratig – Stratig's Candies, Duluth, Minn.
Date of pickle dish: circa 1915 – 1924

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Notes: Charles Stratig came to the United States from Greece around 1900. He is mentioned in a Jan. 13, 1906, newspaper article headlined "Greeks Fight Over Woman," because he got in an altercation with another man in his candy store at 307 West Superior Street. The fight, which drew quite a crowd, was with his former business partner, Albert Apostolakis, and it was over a woman "of whom they both were enamored." Stratig sustained a head wound that "extended to the bone from a saber-like knife with an 18-inch blade used in scraping candy kettles." Apostolakis was arrested.

This is the earliest mention found of the Chas. Stratig or Stratig's Candies (as it was advertised) candy store on Superior Street.

By May 1910, the 307 W. Superior Street location advertised as Duluth Candy Kitchen with Charles Stratig as proprietor. It was a wholesaler, manufacturer, and retailer of candy and ice cream.

In 1912, Stratig and his then partner Charles Carles – or Charles Charles – wanted to dissolve their two-year partnership in the West Duluth Candy store at 305 Central Avenue. By 1915, the company was being operated as Stratig's.

On March 17, 1919, it was incorporated as Charles Stratig, Inc. and had another store in Hibbing.

In 1921, a third store opened in the Androy Hotel. By 1928, they had two stores in Duluth and one in Hibbing.

A Nov. 8, 1937, story in the Duluth News Tribune mentioned the success Stratig had with the addition of specially printed boxes to advertise his Stratig's English Toffee (shown at left), which was made in his factory located at 20 East First Street.

Charles Stratig died in 1950 at age 66. His obit states that he had been in business in Duluth for 35 years.

Maddock produced Lamberton China that is crested with an interlocking script "CS" monogram within a laurel wreath and "Chas Stratig" in Old English-style lettering, curved below the wreath.

The known pieces of this china service include a 7 3/8" by 4 1/4" St. Charles-shape pickle dish, which was probably used to serve ice cream, and a punch cup that also may have been used to serve ice cream or punch. E. F. Burg was the distributor. This crested china was probably produced between 1915 and 1924.

Contributor:
Larry Paul: author