Booths and Colcloughs Ltd






 

Location and period of operation:

Booths and Colcloughs Ltd

Hanley

1948

1954

 

Bone china and earthenware manufacturers at Tunstall and Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

  • In 1944 Booths Ltd acquired Colclough China Ltd, each business continued to trade under their own name.

  • In 1948 the two companies merged to become Booths & Colclough Ltd. Manufacturing contined at their separate sites. 

  • Major G. M. Greaves, the Managing Director of Booths became the MD of the newly formed company Booths & Colclough. 

  • In 1953 the Lawley Group (already owners of Ridgway & Adderley Ltd) acuired control of Booths & Colclough. 

  • From January 1955 the combined companies continued as Ridgway & Adderley, Booths & Colclough Ltd. 

  • In February 1955 the name was changed to Ridgway Potteries Ltd. 

 

 


Booths
Makers of Fine Tableware
Booths & Colclough Ltd.
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent 
Colclough Bone CHina
in daily use the world over
Booths & Colclough Ltd.
Britain's largest manufacturer of bone china tea-ware
Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent 

adverts for the two divisions of Booths & Colclough
The Pottery Gazette Reference Book - 1951

 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

BLUE MIST

COLCLOUGH CHINA

CROWN CHELSEA CHINA

MALVERN CHINA

REGENT CHINA

ROYAL VALE CHINA

ROYAL SWAN

WELLINGTON CHINA

some trade names were those of the previous
Booths and Colclough companies

 

     
all these marks were used by Colclough China Ltd and were continued as Booths & Colclough 

used 1937-54 

   
Royal Swan
Marks used on earthenware produced by the Booths division

1950-54 

 

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