Ceramic Trade Marks - D
Initials Used as Trade Marks - D
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North Staffordshire Pottery Marks |
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Dunn
Bennett & Co (Ltd) |
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Dunn Bennett & Co (Ltd) Manufacturer of earthenwares at Hanley (1875-87) and then Burslem 1968 became part of the Royal
Doulton Group. |
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Description
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| D B & CO |
Initials found on printed marks of
differing designs. c.1875-1907
marks with D B & Co and without a Beehive or BURSLEM are from the time at the Boothen Works in Hanley (1878-87)
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Early marks from 1886 (when Dunn
Bennett moved to the Hill Works) onwards show a beehive
(previous occupiers of the Hill Works also incorporated a bee or beehive in their marks) The bee or beehive was a symbol of industry and cooperation
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Dunn Bennett & Co mark c.1891-1907 1886 was when Dunn Bennett moved to the Hill Works in Burslem "ENGLAND" was added 1891 onwards Most marks after 1907 have "& Co Ltd" |
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Printed mark, 1887-1937
the Crown mark was introduced at the Royal Victoria Pottery. with LTD is post 1907 |
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Printed mark, 1937-68
1937 was when Dunn Bennett
moved to the Dalehall Works. |
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Printed mark, 1937-68
Logo from a plate found by Anton Porteus from Southern Ocean Exploration (www.soe.org.au) in 2018 in Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia |
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Printed mark on Ironstone Wares, 1955 - |
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later mark, 1968 onwards - note the reference to the Royal Doulton group. |
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