| William Adams & Sons (& Co) |
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Location and period of operation:
|
William Adams & Sons |
Tunstall |
1769 |
?? (1990's) |
William Adams &
Sons (Potters) Ltd
- Earlier titles: W. Adams; W. Adams & Co; W. Adams & Son.
Earthenware, Basalts, Jasper, Parian ware
William Adams was acquired by the Wedgwood Group in 1966 - they continued to manufacture ware with the ADAMS name, sometimes also with the Wedgwood Group name.
Initials used on ware for identification:
| ADAMS & CO | impressed mark, 1769-1800 |
| ADAMS | impressed mark, 1787-1805 on Jasper ware and 1800-1864 on general ware. |
| W. ADAMS & CO | impressed mark, c.1815 (rare impressed mark) |
| W. ADAMS & SONS W. A. & S |
names and initials used in several, different printed marks. Often the name of the pattern is included, 1819-64 |
| ADAMS | impressed mark found on figures and groups (parian) 1845-64 |
| W. ADAMS | names and initials used in several, different printed marks. Often the name of the pattern is included, mid 19th C |
| W. A. & CO | names and initials used in several, different printed marks. Often the name of the pattern is included, 1893-1917 |
Trade Names:
CALYX WARE
(20thC trade name impressed or
incorporated in printed marks)
MICRATEX
(trade name for a new extra-strong body
introduced in 1963)
marks incorporating a crown and
Staffordshire knot used
from c.1879 and into the early 20thC
click on the following for more information:-
History of Adams family of Potters
Adams Index Page
The above information may
not be available
for all potters - if you have information to
help complete the records then I would be
happy to include it.
email: Steve Birks
updated: March 2008