• Malkin Tiles was an offshoot of the earthenware company Edge, Malkin and Co. Initially they traded as Malkin Edge & Co, later becoming Malkin Tile Works Co, Malkin Tileworks and eventually Malkin Tiles (Burslem).   

• When Malkin, Edge & Co was reconstituted Sydney became managing director of the Malkin Tileworks Company Limited, Encaustic Tileworks, Burslem. 

• From a 1937 letterhead for The Malkin Tiles (Burslem) Ltd the directors were: Sydney Malkin, J. Roy Malkin, F. V. Bailey,  L. G. Stevenson, Keith W. Malkin, L. J. Willdigg.

• From a 1954 letterhead the directors were: K. W. Malkin, L. J. Willdigg, E. B. Grocott, L. G. King, S. B. Slater, D. J. Malkin. 

• David Malkin was the last managing director of Malkin Tiles. He also became Head of Public Relations for H. & R. Johnson.  

• 1968 Malkin Tiles were acquired by H & R Johnson Tiles (Johnson already held a minority stake in Malkin) The Times Newspaper - 5th August 1969.    
  

"Marked by bold colour halftone and lithographic plates, this catalogue provides numerous renderings of the Malkin company’s vibrant design options. 

Like its regional competitor and contemporary, Mintons; Malkin excelled in geometric encaustic flooring layouts, a wide variety of which are displayed here. This publication offers border, field, and frieze tiles, as well as mouldings in classical and Art Nouveau styles."

British Commercial Monomarks was a postbox service launched in November 1925 the initials BCM were to be used on goods along with an identifying name to uniquely identify the manufacturer and provide a method of correspondence. 

The cast-in '27' is probably a tile size. 

The 4/34 is most likely the month/year of manufacturer - in this case April 1934. A number of pottery manufacturers used a similar system of dating.