Collingwood & Greatbatch

Location and period of operation:

 

China manufacturer at the Crown Works, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England The partners were Charles Collingwood, his brother Arthur Benjamin Collingwood and Thomas Greatbatch Jewitt's Ceramic Art of Great Britain 1878 records: "Crown Works. Messrs. Collingwood & Greatbach manufacture china services, &c., of the commoner classes. The works were formerly carried on by Anderson & Bellamy." At the time of the 1881 census they were recorded as employing 27 Men, 6 Boys and 16 Women In February 1887 Thomas Greatbatch retired from the business which was continued by Charles and Arthur Collingwood

 

Subsequently: Collingwood Bros (Ltd)  

From Messrs Collingwood & Greatbatch, China Manufacturers
Longton, Staffordshire, Sept. 7th, 1876 

Testimony from Collingwood & Greatbatch as to the efficiency of Minton's Patent Ovens

the Minton Archive

Collingwood & Greatbatch
Crown Works, Longton, Staff.,
For Home and Export
Trinket and dejeuner sets, tea and dessert services
in raised jewels and Japanese decoration

Pottery Gazette,  December 1880 

The London Gazette
24 June 1887

 
notice of the retirement of Thomas Greatbatch from the business 

tray from a dresser set

Collingwood & Greatbatch dresser set

the mark is an impressed crown and C&G on a shield shape 
with 'L' underneath

- the L is for the town of Longton

  
hand painted Indian Tree pattern - transferware with hand colouring 

Marks and Initials used on ware for identification:

from Godden 'Encyclopedia of British Pottery & Porcelain Marks' 

C&G
L 

printed or impressed crown mark with and without the initials G&G 

C & G

sometimes the letter 'L' appears beneath (for the town of Longton) 

1881 census:

Dwelling: 57 Peel St
Census Place: Trentham, Staffordshire, England

on Peel Street

1881 census:

Dwelling: Stallington Lane
Census Place: Stone, Stafford, England

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