Frederick
Winkle & Co |
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Location and period of operation:
F Winkle
& Co |
Stoke |
1890 |
1931 |
Earthenware manufacturer at the Colonial Pottery, Whieldon Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, England
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F. Winkle & Co Ltd
Colonial Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent
Manufacturers of General Earthenware
New and Original Designs in
Toilets, Dinner, and Suite Ware
Specialities for Ship and Hotel Use
The Pottery Gazette - 1st January 1913
Initials and names used on ware for identification:
F W & Co
ENGLAND
F WINKLE & CO
WHIELDON WARE
Winkle used the
trade name 'Whieldon Ware'
after the name of a famous 18th Century
potter Thomas Whieldon who
lived and worked
in this area.
The road that Winkle's Colonial Pottery was
situated on is called Whieldon Road
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VERSAILLE is the pattern name |
photos courtesy: Oak Leaf Antiques.
transferware jug in an aesthetic style pattern |
F W & Co the registration number 27608 shows that the pattern was originally registered on the 30th May 1885 to Wood, Hines & Winkle at the Pearl Pottery, Brook Street, Hanley |
c.1890
tea set in the Matlock pattern - transferware with gold accents |
F W & Co ENGLAND the registration number 334325 shows that the pattern was registered on the 24th February 1899 |
photos courtesy: Clea Reynolds
transfer decorated mug in the Shelly pattern |
c.
1890-1910 |
photos courtesy: Jen Knodell
transfer decorated chamber pot in the Kingston pattern |
1911-1925 |
photos courtesy: Justin Gentle
fragment bearing the F. Winkle & Co mark found
on the beach at North Haven Island, Maine, USA
the registration number 27608 shows
that the pattern was originally registered
on the 30th May 1885 to Wood,
Hines & Winkle at the Pearl Pottery, Brook Street, Hanley
photo courtesy: Kaitlyn Kirby
F. Winkle
& Co Ltd
W
1916
Shard found on the beach in Whitby, Yorkshire, England [2023] The ware shown was produced for and supplied to the British Government; it was ultimately property of the Crown/Government. F. Winkle (and others) were given government contracts throughout the late 1900s (WWI) and produced canteen ware - most likely for the armed services. The ‘W’ within the diamond relates to the products being commissioned and produced for the Office of Works. This mark is there to distinguish the piece from being normal ‘utilitarian’ ware for public sale or belonging to anyone organisation. |
photo courtesy: Tim Cooper
follow these links for more information:-
Winkle and
Wood's factory was situated alongside the Trent and Mersey canal
In the foreground is Whieldon Road.
1893 trade journal article on Winkle
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Mount Pleasant! The very name evokes Englishness with a tinge of Norman chivalry sufficient to enchant the imagination back to baronial times, castle-keeps and sheriffs, pastoral landscapes, parish lore, and village peace. Grove Road, Heron Cross, Great Fenton
- Early potters walked the track from Lower Lane to Lane Delph: Thomas Whieldon 1719-1795 a Master Potter who influenced and taught the famous potters Ralph & Aaron Wood and Josiah Spode. He was in partnership with Josiah Wedgwood.
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