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Wood & Barker |
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Location and period of operation:
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Wood &
Barker |
Burslem |
1897 |
1903 |
Earthenware
manufacturer at the Queen Street Potteries, Burslem,
Stoke-on-Trent, England.
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Formerly: Thomas
Wood & Sons
 small serving dish in the Asiatic Pheasants pattern |
 W & B Ltd |
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Marks & initials used on ware for identification: marks for Wood & Barker always include 'Ltd" - marks with just 'W & B' are likely to be Wood & Baggaley
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W & B LTD
W
& B LTD
B
the 'B' stands
for the pottery town of Burslem
where the works were located
 W & B Ltd |
 W & B Ltd B |
usually the pattern name is included on the diagonal band
W & B Ltd |
 W & B Ltd B |
initials used on the Asiatic Pheasants
pattern
1879 map showing the location
of the Queen Street Works
| Queen Street was named after the pottery ware Wedgwood made for Queen Charlotte in 1765.
The Queen Street Works were demolished around 1904 to provide the site for the Burslem School of Art. |
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