Earthenware manufacturer at the Colonial Pottery, Whieldon Road, on the border of the pottery towns of Fenton and Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, England

• Frederick Winkle and William Wood had originally been in business together as Wood, Hines & Winkle and then Winkle & Wood at the Pearl Pottery in Hanley.

• In 1888 Winkle and Wood jointly opened the purpose built Colonial Pottery Works in Whieldon Road on the border of Stoke and Fenton.

• In 1890 Frederick Winkle continued on his own at the Colonial Pottery and Wood continued at the Pearl Pottery works, Hanley.

• By the early 1900's the business was owned by the Hewitt brothers - William and Joseph; (who were later also the owners of Barker Bros in Longton). The business continued under the name F Winkle & Co Ltd.

• c. 1911 the business was incorporated as a Limited Company.  'Ltd'. 

• In 1931 the business of F. Winkle & Co Ltd was taken over by Ridgways (Bedford Works) Ltd who took the manufacturing in-house. 

• The Colonial Pottery Works was taken by a new company - Whieldon Sanitary Potteries Ltd - who in turn became (around 1949) a subsidiary of Doulton & Co.

• The works were demolished c.2000. 

19th century brown transfer ware ironstone vase in the Aesthetic Movement pattern "Versaille" 

  F W & Co
early mark (c.1890) without the country of origin:- "ENGLAND"

VERSAILLE is the pattern name

the registration number 27608 shows that the pattern was originally registered on the 30th May 1885 to Wood, Hines & Winkle at the Pearl Pottery, Brook Street, Hanley 

"FENTON FAIENCE" is a trade name that F. Winkle introduced in 1891 as a marketing tool. 

FENTON from the location of the pottery works in the pottery town of Fenton and FAIENCE after the popular European tin glazed earthenware.

There were two patterns, Severn and Surrey, marketed under this trade name - both were registered on the 15th October 1891 making them amongst the earlier patterns registered by F Winkle & Co. 

Most of the ware in the Severn and Surrey patterns were brown printed on everyday dinner and tea sets. Occasionally the patterns were hand coloured and appeared on decorative items. 

The Severn pattern consists of a trailing plant with spiky leaves and five petal blooms

The Surry pattern has trailing sprays of dog roses with leaves and flowers

the registration number 334325 shows that the pattern was registered on the 24th February 1899 

F. Winkle & Co
England 

c. 1890-1910
several marks used the Winkle name in full
'Ltd' was added from 1911 

dish in the PHEASANT pattern - printed outline and hand coloured  

this pattern was based on the very popular blue & white Asiatic Pheasants pattern 

Whieldon Ware

Semi-Porcelain
F. Winkle & Co 
England 

c.1908-11

The circular 'Whieldon Ware' mark was introduced in 1908 and continued until 1925. Generally after 1911 the '& Co' was replaced by '& Co Ltd' 

Whieldon Ware
F. Winkle & Co Ltd
England 

1911-1925

several marks used the Winkle name in full - this style of mark was used from 1908 -  'Ltd' was added from 1911 

Shard found on the beach in Whitby, Yorkshire, England [2023] 

The ware shown was produced for and supplied to the British Government; it was ultimately property of the Crown/Government. 

F. Winkle (and others) were given government contracts throughout the late 1900s (WWI) and produced canteen ware - most likely for the armed services.

The ‘W’ within the diamond relates to the products being commissioned and produced for the Office of Works. This mark is there to distinguish the piece from being normal ‘utilitarian’ ware for public sale or belonging to anyone organisation. 

F. W. & Co

c. 1890 

F. W. & Co
England

1891-1911 

F. Winkle & Co
England
Whieldon Ware

1908-1911 

1890-1925 

Whieldon 
Ware

1908-1925

this circular mark is usually accompanied by other marks
 

Winkle used the trade name 'Whieldon Ware'
after the name of a famous 18th Century 
potter Thomas Whieldon who lived and worked
in this area.

The road that Winkle's Colonial Pottery was
situated on is called Whieldon Road

F. Winkle & Co

1908-1911 

F. Winkle & Co Ltd

1911-1925 

'Ltd' was added after 1911