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 trademarks, one can tell who the potter was, where it was made, the approximate time it was made and about how valuable it is.
Sometimes very valuable pieces of pottery are overlooked in junk stores and yard sales just because a person is unfamiliar with the potters 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 pottery trademarks of that artist.
Now it is 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 trademarks or even print articles like this one to carry with.
Well, good luck on your treasure hunt, I hope this article helps you find what you are looking for.
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G.L. Ashworth & Bros
Hanley, Staffs
Mark used 1862 - 1880 |
Barker Bros
Longton, Staffs
1876- |
Barker Bros
Longton, Staffs
1876- |
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B & D
Maker unidentified
C19th |
Barker & Kent Ltd
Fenton, Staffs
Mark used 1898-1941 |
Barker & Kent Ltd
Fenton, Staffs
Mark used 1898-1941 |
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Barker & Kent Ltd
Fenton, Staffs
Mark used 1898-1941 |
Beech & Hancock
Tunstall, Staffs
1862-1876 |
Burgess & Leigh, Middleport
Burslem, Staffs
Mark used 1889 - 1919 |
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Burgess & Leigh
Burslem, Staffs
Mark used 1862-1889 |
Burgess & Leigh
Burslem, Staffs
Mark used 1930- |
Brownhills Pottery Co
Tunstall, Staffs
1872-1896 |
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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 |
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Bovey Tracey Pottery Co
Bovey Tracey, Devon
1894 - 1957 |
Cartwright & Edwards Ltd
Fenton, Staffs
1857 - 1926 |
Doulton
Burslem, Staffs
1882 - ? |
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Bourne & Leigh
Burslem, Staffs
1892-1941 |
Enoch Wedgwood (Tunstall) 1965 Ltd
Tunstall, Staffs
1965-1980 |
Enoch Wedgwood (Tunstall) 1965 Ltd
Tunstall, Staffs
1965-1980 |
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Enoch Wedgwood (Tunstall) 1965 Ltd
Tunstall, Staffs
1965-1980 |
Edge Malkin & Co
Burslem, Staffs
1871 - 1903 |
Frederick Booth
Bradford, Yorks
1881 |
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G H / M ?
Maker Unidentified
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G.L. Ashworth & Bros
Hanley, Staffs
Mark used 1862 - 1890 |
G. W. Turner & Sons
Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1873 - 1895 |
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Heath & Blackhurst
Burslem, Staffs
1859-1877 |
Holdcroft, Hill & Mellor
Burslem, Staffs
1860-1870 |
H.H. & S. B
Burslem, Staffs
Maker unidentified
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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 |
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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 |
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John Thomas Hudden
Longton, Staffs
1859 - 1885 |
Keeling & Co
Burslem, Staffs
1886-1936 |
Mason's Ironstone China Ltd
Hanley, Staffs
1968 - ?
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Myott, Son & Co
Cobridge, Staffs
1902 - 1946 |
Marple Turner & Co
Hanley, Staffs
1851 - 1853 |
Old Hall Earthenware Co Ltd
Hanley, Staffs
1861 - 1886 |
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Parliament by Premiere
Tunstall, Staffs
1980 - 2002 |
Parliament by Premiere
Tunstall, Staffs
1980 - 2002 |
Podmore Walker & Co
Tunstall, Staffs
1834 - 1859 |
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Podmore Walker & Wedgwood
Tunstall, Staffs
1854 - 1859 |
Ralph Hammersley
Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1860-1883 |
Robert Kidston & Co
Glasgow, Scotland
post 1918
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Sefton & Brown
Ferrybridge, Yorks
1897 - 1919 |
Sampson Hancock
Burslem, Staffs
1858 - 1891 |
Gustafsberg
Swedish pottery
early/mid C20th |
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Thomas Cone Ltd
Longton, Staffs
Mark used 1912 - 1935
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Thos. Ford & Sons
Burslem, Staffs
1893 - 1908 |
Thomas Hughes & Son
Longport, Staffs
1895-1910 |
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Taylor & Kent, Longton
Longton, Staffs
1867 - ? |
Thos. Rathbone & Co
Tunstall, Staffs
1898 - 1903 |
John Tams & Son
Longton, Staffs
1903 - 1912 |
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Wood & Barker Ltd
Burslem, Staffs
1897 - 1903 |
Worthington & Harrop
Hanley, Staffs
1856 - 1873 |
W & S
Maker unidentified |
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William & Thos. Adams
Tunstall, Staffs
1866 - 1892
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Wm. Adams & Co.
Tunstall, Staffs
1893 - 1917 |
Wm. Adams & Co.
Tunstall, Staffs
1893 - 1917
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Wedgwood & Co
Tunstall, Staffs
1860 - 1925
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Wedgwood & Co
Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1925 -
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Wedgwood & Co (1925 -)
Tunstall, Staffs
Mark used 1925 - 1965
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When looking for a piece of
pottery be careful so that you don't get a counterfeit piece. |
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Learn how to check and find
repairs that have been make on a piece of pottery. |
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Learn how to check a piece of
pottery for hairline cracks. |
Unicorn Tableware
Wedgwood Group
Tunstall,Staffs
1980 -
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When buying expensive pieces of
pottery use a reputable dealer. |