Cooper Clayton Pottery

Location and period of operation:

Earthenware manufacturer at Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent  

 

• A small pottery company who produced toby & character jugs.

• The name comes from the surname 'Clayton' of the founder of the company and his wife's maiden name 'Cooper'

• Cooper Clayton Pottery closed in the early 1950's - they sold the moulds to Sterling Pottery who then made these jugs and 
  marketed them as "Clayton Cooper Characters by Sterling" 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

Cooper Clayton
Staffs England 

Cooper Clayton Tam O' Shanter character jug

questions/comments/contributions? email: Steve Birks