John Maddock & Sons Ltd.

Ceramic Trade Marks - M
Initials Used as Trade Marks - M

	North Staffordshire Pottery Marks
	John Maddock & Sons Ltd.

Index for John Maddock & Sons Ltd

Examples of Maddock ware

NOTE: any mark with 'Maddocks' (note the 's' at the end) is an American company
and not Maddock & Sons of Burslem, England.

Example of date markings sometimes used on pre-war Maddock pottery: 'GV' 'XX' etched into the clay.

.... GV meant they were made during the reign of George V; and XX indicated in which year of the monarch's reign they were made. The twentieth year of the reign of George V was 1930.

John Maddock & Sons Ltd. Royal Vitreous, Majestic: Burslem, Staffordshire. 1855 - no longer in operation (was known to be in operation in the mid-1960's Earthenware of various kinds. "Ltd", added to the title in 1896, many fully named printed marks, including the trade named: Vitrified or Royal Vitreous (c.1880-1896). 1842 - 55 J. Maddock; from c.1855-70 J. Maddock "and Son" and then from c.1870 "and Sons" Previously J Maddock
Mark	Description & date
	This mark was used by John Maddock before 1855, Other similar marks can be found with the name J Maddock "& Son" added.
John Maddock & Son (NOTE: not "sons") c.1855-70
	Printed mark c.1880-96 (Ltd was not added until after 1896)
	Printed mark c.1880-96 (Ltd was not added until after 1896)
	Printed mark c.1896+ (note the addition of Ltd)
	Printed mark c.1896+
	Printed mark c.1906+ This is the only mark with "& CO" - Marks before and after this one all have "& Sons"
	Printed mark c.1906+
	Printed mark c.1927+
	Printed mark in use in the early 1930's
	Printed mark c.1935+
	Printed mark c.1945+
	Printed mark c.1945+ Similar to the 1927 mark but "ENGLAND" replace with "MADE IN ENGLAND"
	Printed mark c.1945+ "Ivory Ware" replaces the earlier "Royal Ivory"
	Printed mark c.1955+
	Printed mark c.1960+
	Printed mark c.1961+ slight variations occur