Globe
Pottery Co Ltd |
Location and period of operation:
Globe
Pottery Co Ltd |
Cobridge |
1914 |
1934 |
Earthenware manufacturer at the Globe Pottery, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent until 1934 and the Bedford Works, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent until c.1948.
In 1933 the Globe Pottery Company purchased the larger Ridgway (Bedford Works) Ltd. when the assets (of which Ridgways was one) of Cauldon Potteries Ltd. were sold in 1932 (after Cauldon Potteries went into receivership).
From 1934 the Globe Pottery Company operated from the Bedford Works of Ridgways (who also continued to operate under its own name). From this date the mark of the Globe Pottery Co. changed to include 'SHELTON' as a place name instead of 'COBRIDGE'
At that time the beneficial owner of the Globe Pottery Company was Harry Wood (the principle of Wood & Sons Ltd). Both the Globe Pottery and Ridgways traded as subsidiaries of Wood & Sons Ltd.
In the 1940's Lawleys Ltd acquired an interest in both the Globe Pottery Comapny and Ridgways and by 1948 both were wholy owned subsidiaries of Lawleys.
The Globe Pottery was included in appendix 4 of the book "British Potters and Potters today (published 1956) and listed as "Ash Hall".
(This was the headquarters of the Ridgway Pottery group.)much of this information courtesy of Michael Perry 'A Handbook of British Pottery Manufacturers 1900-2010'
Formerly: Globe Sanitary Pottery
Subsequently: North Staffordshire Pottery Co Ltd (at the Globe Works in Cobridge)
Marks with the place-name 'COBRIDGE' are from the 1914 - 1934 period:
Serving dish by Globe Pottery
Co - with the WILLOW back-stamp
Globe Pottery Co. Ltd.
COBRIDGE
ENGLAND
'Willow' and 'Fibre' are pattern names
mark used from 1917+
Globe Pottery marks used c.1930-34
Stanley Hotel Ware was a trade name used by the Globe Pottery Co
Royal Navy mess plate c.1923
produced by the Globe Pottery Co. Ltd.
the mark of the Globe Pottery
Co. Ltd.
when they were at the Globe Works, Cobridge
the anchor mark to the left is
the
Royal Navy Government Inspection and Approval Stamp
consisting of a capital A above a Fouled Anchor
with the inspection number 5 below.
pictures from: The Pirates Lair
Marks with the place-name 'SHELTON' are from 1934 onwards:
during this
period the Globe Pottery specialised in Hotel Ware (often bearing the name /
crest of the hotel) for the export market
especially to Australia and Canada.
Globe Pottery Co. Ltd hotel
ware - produced at the Bedford Works - Shelton
mark used c.1947 to 1954
VITRIFIED
Globe Pottery Co. Ltd
Shelton ENGLAND
mark used c.1947 to 1954
this mark often used on hotel ware for the export market
marks without the "Co.
Ltd." dated from 1954 onward
the Globe Works in Cobridge
the Globe Pottery Company operated here from 1914 to c.1934
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the Bedford Works in Shelton
the Globe Pottery Company operated here from c.1934 to c.1948
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