William Wood & Co

Location and period of operation:

Formerly: Wiltshaw & Wood

Albert Street
Burslem 

Wood, Wm.,and Co., earthenware 
manufacturers, china door furniture, &c,
Albert-street Works 

from..... 1907 Staffordshire Sentinel 
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'

lidded container by W. Wood & Co 

photo: Paul Shephard

bowl with EPNS rim - typical of the ware produced by William Wood

this bown has the registration number 368110
which shows that the pattern was registered on the 29th December 1900

     
Claret jug with an EPNS (Electro-plated nickel silver) top

photos courtesy: Jane Goodwin 

Earthenware claret jug with an EPNS lid & handle

the inscription reads: 'Won by Norrie Brown Royal High School Games 1898'     W W & Co

photos courtesy: Hadley Kay 

Initials and marks used on ware for identification:

W W & Co

initial generally inside a Stafford Knot 

W W & Co 

printed mark without the crown: 1880-1915

printed mark with a crown

Godden's Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks 
gives a date of 1915-32 for the marks with a crown, however
this style was definitely was in use by 1898

- see the engraved inscription on the jug above - 

the registration number 247274 shows that the pattern 
was first registered on the 5th January 1895

- more on registration numbers -

Albert Street Works

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Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks