Cumberlidge & Humphreys






 

Location and period of operation:

Cumberlidge & Humphreys

Tunstall

1880

1893

 

Earthenware manufacturers at Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England

  • The original partners were William Myatt Cumberlidge and Joseph Humphreys who from 1880 to 1885 operated at the Well Street Pottery, Tunstall. 

  • In 1886 they moved to the Gordon Pottery Tunstall.

  • In 1889 they took on George Frederick Helé as partner and traded at the Gordon Works under the name "Cumberlidge, Humphreys & Helé

  • In October 1890 Helé left the business which returned to "Cumberlidge & Humphreys" 

  • John Humphreys jnr joined the business and in October 1893 Cumberlidge left. The business continued as Humphreys Brothers.

 

Concurrently:  Cumberlidge, Humphreys & Helé

Subsequently: Humphreys Brothers

 

 


 

London Gazette
January 6, 1891
 


notice of the dissolution of the partnership
Helé left and Cumberlidge & Humphreys continued
 

London Gazette
October 31, 1893
 


notice of the dissolution of the partnership between 
Cumberlidge & Humphreys - the business continued
as Humphreys Brothers 

 



 


pair of vases in the Japanese pattern 

 


 

 
platter in the EATON pattern

 


 

  
covered serving dish in the ARIZONA pattern  

 


 


platter in the PARIS pattern  

C & H
Tunstall
England

c.1891-3

the use of "ENGLAND" generally indicates a date 1891 onwards
in response to the 
U.S. McKinley Tariff

 



Marks and initials  used on ware for identification:

C & H


C & H
TUNSTALL


 


C & H

early style of mark
probably 1880 to 1885


C & H
TUNSTALL

 


C & H
TUNSTALL

marks generally include a pattern name

marks without 'ENGLAND' are probably pre 1891

 


 


C & H
TUNSTALL
ENGLAND

C & H
TUNSTALL
ENGLAND

"ARIZONA" is the pattern name

the use of "ENGLAND" generally indicates a date 1891 onwards
in response to the U.S. McKinley Tariff

 


 

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