Jerry took the reigns of L&R Specialties over 17 years ago when clay was still mined from the ground.  A lot of potters today don't seem to remember that.  Before Jerry took over, L&R did not manufacture moist clay.  So Jerry and his early band of Claydogs started mixing clay, 50 pounds at a time, in a Peter Pugger.  Through the years L&R steadily built up a customer base for its "specialties" and now provides moist clay and materials to hundreds of schools and potteries throughout the Mid-West.