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Thomas Booth & Son

 




[Thomas Booth & Co]
1868-72		 [Thomas Booth & Son]
1872-76		 [Thomas G Booth]
1876-83		 [TG & F Booth]
1883-91		 [Booths Ltd]
1891-1948		 [Booths & Colclough]
1948-54		 [Ridgway Potteries]
1955-72

 

Location and period of operation:

Thomas Booth & Son

Tunstall

1872

1876

 

Earthenware and ironstone manufacturers at the Church (Bank) works in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent 

  • Thomas Booth (the founder of the business) had died in 1872 and his son Thomas Gimbert Booth took over the business on his own account. The title became Thomas Booth & Son. 

NOTE: There is no known relationship between this Thomas Booth and Thomas Booth of Hanley 

 

Formerly: T Booth & Co

Subsequently: T. G. Booth

 

 

 

 

 

   
Thomas Booth & Son shallow dish in the Indian Ornament pattern

this pattern was continued through the successive iterations
of the Booth companies

 

 



hand coloured transferware soap dish in the Royal Ribbon pattern
marked with T. B & S

 


 
small bowl in the Royal Ribbon pattern

photos courtesy:  David Rawson

 

The Royal Ribbon pattern was introduced by the predecessor Thomas Booth & Co 

 

 

 


wash set in the Garland pattern
GARLAND
T.B. & S

mark incorporating the Stafford Knot 

Attribution to Thomas Booth & Son of Tunstall is most probable, although this is not independently documented. 

  • The turquoise colouring and style of the decoration are very much in keeping with the type of ware produced by Thomas Booth & Son and the associated Booth companies.

  • The Royal Ribbon soap dish illustrated above is a good example. 

  • The initials T.B.&S. are consistent with Thomas Booth & Son,

images: Darby Boyd Wiles

 

 

 


plate in the popular MADRAS pattern 

the pattern was first produced and registered by Thomas Booth & Co

 

         
 various marks on MADRAS pattern ware

this and other patterns were produced by previous
and subsequent BOOTH companies

the registration diamond shows that the pattern 
was first registered on 14 August 1872

J.D. and H & L are probably the initials of retailers

 

 

fragment of ware in the MADRAS pattern found (2024) in Burin, Newfoundland, Canada

photo courtesy: Darrell Butler

   

 

 

 

Marks & initials used on ware for identification:

 

T B & S


T B & S

'Indian Ornament' is the pattern name 

 

 


T B & S
IRONSTONE
 (impressed mark )

'VASE' is the pattern name
this pattern was introduced by the predecessor: Thomas Booth & Co


the registration diamond shows the 
pattern was registered on 14th September 1868

 

 

 

The Church Bank Works 

 

- click  for more information on the Church Bank Works - 

 

Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks

 

 


Page History:

  • Last updated: 10 November 2026 - Example of wash set in the Garland pattern added, with a probable attribution to Thomas Booth & Son.

  • Updated: 12 July 2026 - Page content extensively updated, all original content retained.

  • Page created: 5 February 2021