Ceramic Trade Marks - W
Initials Used as Trade Marks - W
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North Staffordshire Pottery Marks |
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Wood & Son (s) (Ltd) |
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Wood & Sons Earthenware manufacturer at the Trent, New Wharf Potteries and later the Stanley Pottery , Burslem. 1865 - 2005 |
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Mark |
Description
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| WOOD & SON | [mark c.1865-1907] |
| WOOD & SONS | [mark 1907+] |
| WOOD & SONS LTD | [mark 1910+] |
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Probably Wood & Son "Seaforth" is a pattern used by Wood & Sons the addition of "ENGLAND" denotes 1891+
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Wood & Son 1891-c.1907 (with "& SON") on the mark shown "Sylvan" is the pattern. the registered number dates from 1886, however the addition of "ENGLAND" denotes 1891+ |
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Wood & Son 1891-c.1907 (with "& SON") Similar marks (incorporating the Royal Arms) was used with
"& SONS" and "& SONS LTD" |
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Wood & Son 1891-c.1907 (with "& SON") similar marks were used later "& SONS" from c.1907
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Wood & Son c.1907+ (with "& SONS")
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IRONSTONE CHINA [picture of ROYAL ARMS] WOOD & SONS LTD ENGLAND |
c.1910+ mark for Wood & Sons incorporating the Royal Arms
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c.1910+ |
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c.1916+
WOOD & SONS, ENGLAND - the registration number is first dated 1916
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c.1917+
ENOCH WOODS "Enoch Woods English Scenery" is the pattern name - this mark appears with different pattern names. NOTE: each side of the urn mark appears "ENOCH 1784" and "RALPH 1750" - in spite of these dates this ware does NOT date from the 1700's. NOTE: be careful! a similar mark was used c.1960+, the 1960 mark has such words as "DETERGENT PROOF", "COLOURS UNDER THE GLAZE", "RESISTANT TO ACID AND ALKALI" and similar
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[CROWN MARK] WOOD & SONS BURSLEM ENGLAND |
c.1930+ |
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c.1930+ |
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c.1931+
"INDIAN TREE" is the pattern name NOTE: each side of the mark appears "ENOCH 1784" and "RALPH 1750" - in spite of these dates this ware does NOT date from the 17th Century,
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WOODS HANDCRAFT WARE HONEY GLAZE ENGLAND |
c.1936 |
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c.1940+
Wood's Ware Beryl, ENGLAND Similar marks with diffrerent names also appear |
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c. late 1940's
NOTE: above the mark appears "RALPH 1750" "MOSES 1751" "ENOCH 1784" - in spite of these dates this ware does NOT date from the 1700's The mark also appears with the description "POTTERS FOR 200 YEARS" c.1950+
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| "POTTERS FOR 200 YEARS" | Marks from 1950 onward sometimes bear the description "POTTERS FOR 200 YEARS" - this does not refer to WOOD & SON(S) who started potting in 1865 but to Ralph Wood, the eldest of three sons (Ralph, Moses, Enoch). Ralph was born in 1715 and achieved renown round about 1750 with his famous and now rare Staffordshire figures, and especially his Toby Jugs. |
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c.1950+
examples using the wording "POTTERS FOR 200 YEARS"
the lower mark is probably c.1960+ it has the words "POTTERS FOR OVER 200 YEARS" and "ACID & DETERGENT PROOF"
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PARIS WARE WOOD & SONS ENGLAND FOREST LEAF |
c.1957+ |
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c.1958+
In this example "1 62" probably refers to January 1962 |
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c.1960+ [reintroduction
of c.1917+ mark]
ENGLISH
SCENERY the 1960 mark has such words as "DETERGENT PROOF", "COLOURS UNDER THE GLAZE", "RESISTANT TO ACID AND ALKALI" and similar
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c.1980's simple mark on a piece produced in 1981 |
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ELLGREAVE Genuine Ironstone
not sure when this Ironstone range was introduced |
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