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This is a partial collection of potters trademarks to possibly help someone to identify an old hand me down or yard sale treasured piece of pottery which would otherwise sit in an obscure corner of a house.

By looking at these identifying pottery trademarks, one can tell who the potter was, where it was made, the approximate time it was made and about how valuable it may be.

Sometimes very valuable pieces of pottery are overlooked in junk stores and yard sales just because a person is unfamiliar with the potters identifying trademarks that the various artist use to identify their work.

Most people have a certain potters-work that they like to collect so it would be simple to read up on and memorize the identifying pottery trademarks of that artist.
Now it's a lot more complicated if a person is hunting for any kind of valuable pieces of pottery for resale because of the many pottery trademarks that they would have to be familiar with.
In a case like that, it would be better to buy a book on the different pottery trademarks or even print articles like this one to carry with.

Well, good luck on your pottery identifying treasure hunt, I hope this article helps you find what you are looking for.

Pottery Marks,GLAshworth&Bros(1) Pottery Marks,BB Pottery Marks,Barker Bros
G.L. Ashworth & Bros.
Hanley, Staffs
Mark used 1862 - 1880
Barker Bros.
Longton, Staffs
1876-
Barker Bros.
Longton, Staffs
1876-
Pottery Marks, B & D Pottery Marks,Barker & Kent Ltd(1) Pottery Marks,Barker & Kent Ltd(2)
B & D
Maker unidentified
C19th
Barker & Kent Ltd
Fenton, Staffs
Mark used 1898-1941
Barker & Kent Ltd
Fenton, Staffs
Mark used 1898-1941
Pottery Marks,Barker & Kent Ltd(3) Pottery Marks,Burgess & Leigh,Middleport
Barker & Kent Ltd
Fenton, Staffs
Mark used 1898-1941
Beech & Hancock
Tunstall, Staffs
1862-1876
Burgess & Leigh, Middleport
Burslem, Staffs
Mark used 1889 - 1919
Pottery Marks,Burgess & Leigh Pottery Marks,Burgess & Leigh Pottery Marks,Brownhills Pottery Co
Burgess & Leigh
Burslem, Staffs
Mark used 1862-1889
Burgess & Leigh
Burslem, Staffs
Mark used 1930-
Brownhills Pottery Co.
Tunstall, Staffs
1872-1896
Pottery Marks,A.G.Richardson & Co. Ltd Pottery Marks,British Anchor Pottery Co Ltd Pottery Marks,Brownfields Guild Pottery Society
A. G. Richardson & Co. Ltd
Tunstall & Cobridge, Staffs
Mark used 1930 - ?
British Anchor Pottery Co. Ltd
Longton, Staffs
Mark used 1891-1913
Brownfields Guild Pottery Society
Cobridge, Staffs
1891 - 1900
Pottery Marks,Bovey Tracey Pottery Co Pottery Marks,Cartwright & Edwards Ltd Pottery Marks,Doulton
Bovey Tracey Pottery Co.
Bovey Tracey, Devon
1894 - 1957
Cartwright & Edwards Ltd
Fenton, Staffs
1857 - 1926
Doulton
Burslem, Staffs
1882 - ?
Pottery Marks,Bourne & Leigh
Bourne & Leigh
Burslem, Staffs
1892-1941
Enoch Wedgwood (Tunstall) 1965 Ltd
Tunstall, Staffs
1965-1980
Enoch Wedgwood (Tunstall) 1965 Ltd
Tunstall, Staffs
1965-1980
Pottery Marks,Enoch Wedgwood (Tunstall) 1965 Ltd
Enoch Wedgwood (Tunstall) 1965 Ltd
Tunstall, Staffs
1965-1980
Edge Malkin & Co.
Burslem, Staffs
1871 - 1903
Frederick Booth
Bradford, Yorks
1881
Pottery Marks,G H ? Pottery Marks,G.L.Ashworth&Bros
G H / M ?
Maker Unidentified
Any ideas?
G.L. Ashworth & Bros.
Hanley, Staffs
Mark used 1862 - 1890
G. W. Turner & Sons
Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1873 - 1895
Pottery Marks, Heath & Blackhurst Pottery Marks,Holdcroft, Hill & Mellor Pottery Marks,H.H. & S. B
Heath & Blackhurst
Burslem, Staffs
1859-1877
Holdcroft, Hill & Mellor
Burslem, Staffs
1860-1870
H.H. & S. B
Burslem, Staffs
Maker unidentified
Pottery Marks,Hancock,Whittingham & Co Pottery Marks, James Beech Pottery Marks, John Meir & Son
Hollinshead & Kirkham
Burslem/Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1870-1890
Hulse, Nixon & Adderley
Longton, Staffs
Mark used 1853-1868
Hancock Whittingham & Co.
Burslem, Staffs
1863-1872
Pottery Marks, Hollinshead & Kirkham Pottery Marks,Hulse,Nixon & Adderley Pottery Marks, John Tams 1875 - 1903
James Beech
Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1877-1889
John Meir & Son
Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1870-1897
John Tams
Longton, Staffs
Mark used 1875-1903
Pottery Marks, Keeling & Co Pottery Marks, Masons Hotel Wares
John Thomas Hudden
Longton, Staffs
1859 - 1885
Keeling & Co.
Burslem, Staffs
1886-1936
Mason's Ironstone China Ltd
Hanley, Staffs
1968 - ?
Pottery Marks, Myott, Son & Co, Cobridge Pottery Marks,Marple, Turner & Co Pottery Marks, Old Hall Earthenware Co Ltd
Myott, Son & Co.
Cobridge, Staffs
1902 - 1946
Marple Turner & Co.
Hanley, Staffs
1851 - 1853
Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd
Hanley, Staffs
1861 - 1886
Pottery Marks, Podmore Walker & Co
Parliament by Premiere
Tunstall, Staffs
1980 - 2002
Parliament by Premiere
Tunstall, Staffs
1980 - 2002
Podmore Walker & Co.
Tunstall, Staffs
1834 - 1859
Pottery Marks, Podmore,Walker & Wedgwood Pottery Marks,Ralph Hammersley Pottery Marks, Robert Kidston & Co
Podmore Walker & Wedgwood
Tunstall, Staffs
1854 - 1859
Ralph Hammersley
Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1860-1883
Robert Kidston & Co.
Glasgow, Scotland
post 1918
Pottery Marks,Sefton & Brown Pottery Marks,Samson Hancock Pottery Marks,Fasan
Sefton & Brown
Ferrybridge, Yorks
1897 - 1919
Sampson Hancock
Burslem, Staffs
1858 - 1891
Gustafsberg
Swedish pottery
early/mid C20th
Pottery Marks Thos. Ford & Sons Pottery Marks, Thos. Hughes & Son
Thomas Cone Ltd
Longton, Staffs
Mark used 1912 - 1935
Thos. Ford & Sons
Burslem, Staffs
1893 - 1908
Thomas Hughes & Son
Longport, Staffs
1895-1910
Pottery Marks,Taylor & Kent, Longton Pottery Marks,Thos Rathbone & Co Pottery Marks, T.& S.
Taylor & Kent, Longton
Longton, Staffs
1867 - ?
Thos. Rathbone & Co.
Tunstall, Staffs
1898 - 1903
John Tams & Son
Longton, Staffs
1903 - 1912
Pottery Marks,Wood & Barker Ltd. Burslem Pottery Marks, Worthington & Harrop Pottery Marks, W & S
Wood & Barker Ltd
Burslem, Staffs
1897 - 1903
Worthington & Harrop
Hanley, Staffs
1856 - 1873
W & S
Maker unidentified
Pottery Marks,William & Thos. Adams
Pottery Marks,Wm. Adams & Co.
Pottery Marks,Wm.Adams & Co. (2)
William & Thos. Adams
Tunstall, Staffs
1866 - 1892
Wm. Adams & Co.
Tunstall, Staffs
1893 - 1917
Wm. Adams & Co.
Tunstall, Staffs
1893 - 1917
Pottery Marks,Wedgwood & Co (1) Pottery Marks, Wedgwood & Co (2) Pottery Marks,Wedgwood & Co (3) 1925-
Wedgwood & Co.
Tunstall, Staffs
1860 - 1925
Wedgwood & Co.
Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1925 -
Wedgwood & Co. (1925 -)
Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1925 - 1965
When looking for a piece of pottery, be careful so that you don't get a counterfeit piece. Pottery Marks, Unicorn Tablewares Learn how to check and find repairs that have been make on a piece of pottery.
Learn how to check a piece of pottery for hairline cracks. Unicorn Tableware
Wedgwood Group
Tunstall,Staffs
1980 -
When buying expensive pieces of pottery, use a reputable dealer.

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