Manufacturer of earthenware at Hadderidge Bank, Burslem and then at Woodland Street, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent

• The "Big House", Burslem, branch of the Wedgwood family, and the Wood family of Brownhills, Burslem, became linked in 1807 by the marriage of Mary Baddeley (b.1787 d.1866), grand-daughter of John Wedgwood of the "Big House", to John Wood (b.1778 d.1848) of Brownhills - The Wedgwood/Wood Papers. This John Wood was the grandson of Ralph Wood ('Potter of Burslem').

• John Wood (the great-grandson of Ralph Wood) either already had or, more probably adopted, a middle name 'Wedg' - this rather conveniently caused his marks to been mistaken for the more famous Josiah Wedgwood 

• In 1841 John Wedg Wood was the Chief Constable of Burslem. 

• John Wedg Wood died, age 43, in May 1857. His relatives appear to have adopted variations of the 'Wedge' and 'Wood' name - "Edmund Thomas Wedgwood Wood", "John Baddeley Wood", "Charles Edmund Wedgwood Wood", "Edward John Wedg Wood". 

"Wood, John Wedg of Burslem and Tunstall. The Hadderidge factory at Burslem was let to John Wedg Wood by William Adams of Greenfield soon after 1839 and he was recorded at these works by Ward in 1843. Shortly after this date he appears to have left these works and joined his father at Tunstall. His father John Wood died in 1848. John Wedg Wood appears to have taken control from about 1845 until his death in 1857. Marks used were J. WEDGWOOD or J. WEDG WOOD or WEDG.WOOD"

W. L. Little 'Staffordshire Blue'

"CHAPOO" is likely the romanized version of Chapu, a town in the north of Zhejiang Province, China. In May 1842 it was the site of a battle between the British and Qing forces during the First Opium War.    

The "J. Wedgwood" is John Wedge Wood, and not to be confused with Josiah Wedgwood.

Ironstone
FESTOON
J. WEDG WOOD

note the slight gap between WEDG and WOOD

J. WEDG.WOOD

note the dot between WEDG and WOOD

Hibernia is the ancient Latin name for Ireland and HIBERNIA is the name of a series of views of Ireland'

“Hibernia” series

An uncommon series of untitled views of Ireland by John Wedg Wood of Tunstall. 
The central scenes are printed within a very wide border featuring a garland of hops on a geometric ground with inner and outer bands of foliate scrolls. 

The printed mark is in the form of a globe surmounted by a sailing ship with the series title “HIBERNIA” to the left and the maker’s name “J WEDG.WOOD” (note the period between Wedg and Wood) to the right.  This series is known only on dinner wares, printed in blue or with blue centres and either red or purple borders. Other colours or combinations may well exist.

Ironstone 
China
J. Wedgwood

Although difficult to read it is most likely that the registration date is 14th June 1856 - there is an entry in the National Archives for John Wood on this date.

note the slight gap between 
WEDG and WOOD

note the larger 'W' of 'WOOD'

note the dot between 
WEDG and WOOD

Ironstone 
China
J. Wedgwood

The registration date is 31 October 1863 - there were three  entries in the National Archives for Edmund T Wood, Woodland Pottery, Tunstall on this date.