Have been a major supplier for the Spanish hospitality business for decades.
Still in business. Headquarters in Mallorca.
No information found yet.
No information found.
No information yet.
There have been hundreds of potteries in Bristol. Several of them claiming to date back to 1652, as this is the oldest archaeological finds of pottery making in the area.
As the mark states Buchan was established in 1867.
The thistle mark was used from 1949 until it closed in September 1999.
Has a history dating back to 1890, but under several other names. Focused on advertising ware from 1970 until it closed in 1992.
Revived in 1997 mainly producing collector items.
No information found.
Not sure what the different numbers indicate.
Same mark seen with the exception that it says “Castle Associates”.
Not much info to find on the company, just a few jugs and decorative figurines on a search.
Castle Wynd is located in Edinburgh so it’s likely this is a local Scottish maker.
In business from 1961 – 2003.
Italian manufacturer run as a family company. Established 1984 and still in business.
German manufactorer established 1949 and still in business.
Closely connected to more revered Hornsea Pottery.
Eastgate Pottery closed in 2006.
Australian company based in Melbourne, also known as National Ceramics Products.
Established in 1947 by John Wally Elischer and opertive under his name until sold in 1987.
Established 1895 and closed 1967.
Business started in 1835, and the company was sold to US based Seamart Importing in 1965.
At this point (Tunstall) was added to products made in the old UK factory.
High quality jugs, usually in unique designs, from an Italian maker.
In business between 1978 – 1996
Little info. No longer in business.
Established in 1891 and one of the major makers of advertising jugs.
Still in business today: https://www.hcwltd.com/
I have not yet found a source to date the different type of marks.
A London based family firm established 1737 and still in business.
“Ltd” added in 1896, and “Royal” not used for this mark after 1945.
Seen in combination with Carlton Ware. Lustre production ended in the early 1970’s
Earlier marks are without laurals and with a different crown. New completely redesigned mark introduced in 1951.
Minton’s merged with Royal Doulton in 1968.
Moira Pottery was demolished in 1972 under compulsory purchase because the land it stood on was over a coal reserve.
French manufactorer Orchies L’Herminé Declercq dating back to 1886. The windmill mark was introduced in 1923 after a merger with pottery Hamage. Closed around 1980.
This mark has been in use at Wade factories since Wade PDM was disclosed in 2007.
PDM as used by Wade is an acronym for “Production – Distribution – Marketing”.
Portmeirion dates back to 1960 as a successor of Kirkham pottery.
It is still in business: https://www.portmeirion.co.uk/portmeirion-about-us
No info yet.
Small Danish family operated pottery.
Founder Fredrik Ravnild died in 1976 but production with 3 employees continued until 1986.
Royal Doulton dates back to 1882.
The number is a shape patent registration.
Royal Doulton moved it’s production to Malaysia in 2005.
Business started in 1958. Not much info to find.
Spain’s most renown porcelain producer.
Founded 1901 in the city by the same name.
Very little to no information to be found.
In operation at least until 1990, as they made jugs for Teacher’s to celebrate Glasgow as European City of Culture that year.
An Irish pottery, family run since 2011, still in business.
https://shannonbridgepottery.ie/about/
One of the most common marks to find, starting ca. 1970.
The early circular mark is usually found in either green or red, independent of glaze colour. I assume the colour on these marks, like earlier marks, are related to factory location. I have found 1 jug with a much smaller black circular mark.
From 1980 and with the introduction of the late type round mark it looks like this factory identification was abandoned, as I’ve only seen this and the later square mark in red.
PDM as used by Wade is an acronym for “Production – Distribution – Marketing”. Wade PDM Ltd was formed in 1969 to deal with these aspects of the business in what would be a more efficient and economical way for the four factories combined.
Wade PDM is registered as dissolved on 31/12/2007. Other divisions of Wade are still operative.
Can be found in green, red, yellow and black colour. Some sources claim this indicates different factory plants.
Wade RegiCor was established in 1956-57 by a merger of the four companies A.J. Wade / George Wade & Son Ltd / Wade, Heath & Co Ltd / Wade Ulster Ltd.
After 1970 production continues under the Wade PDM branding.
Little info found.
Operative in the 1960’s.
No info yet.
