Location and
period of operation:
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Edge,
Malkin & Co
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Burslem
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1870
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1902
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Earthenware
manufacturer at the Newport and Middleport potteries, Burslem,
Stoke-on-Trent, England
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The
partners were Joseph Edge, William Millett Edge, John Wilcox Edge
and James Malkin.
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In
1892 John Wilcox Edge retired from the business.
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In
1893 James Malkin retired and William Spencer Millett Edge joined
the business. Mr. W. S. M. Edge was the Father-in-Law of Samuel
Webster Dean - who became the chairman of Edge, Malkin & Co.
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In
1894 Sydney Malkin left the partnership and the business was
continued by the Edge family alone - the name Edge, Malkin & Co
was continued.
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By
1902 the business was bankrupt and went into voluntary
liquidation.
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Samuel
W. Dean continued the business at the Newport Pottery as S W
Dean.
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Formerly: Cork,
Edge & Malkin
Concurrently: The tile
manufacturing partnership was known as Malkin, Edge &
Co
Subsequently: S W Dean
Edge,
Malkin & Co
Newport Works, Burslem
The
Pottery Gazette, American and Canadian Edition, January 1st 1880
NOTE: At the
same works there was a tile making business operated by
the same families - it was called Malkin, Edge & Co.
Edge,
Malkin & Co
Newport Works, Burslem
Ironstone-China
and Earthenware
Black & Gold Luster Ware
E M & Co are able to supply the following patterns purchased
at Messrs HOPE & CARTER'S sale, viz.
Indian Tree,
Carnation, Tudor, Hesse, Buccleugh, and Crecian
Pottery Gazette,
January 1885
examples
of Edge,
Malkin & Co
ware
Edge, Malkin & Co plate
in the CORRELLA pattern |
CORRELLA
E.M. & Co
B
early printed mark c.1871-80
[the "B"
stands for the town BURSLEM]
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coffee pot and milk
jug |
Royal Burslem Ware
Edge Malkin & Co
probably 1871-91 |
photos courtesy:
Anita Couwenbergh
plate
in the HAVRE pattern |
HAVRE
E.M. & Co
E.M. & Co
B
HAVRE
[the "B"
stands for the town BURSLEM]
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E.M. & Co
B
Edge
Malkin & Co
(impressed) |
| Moustache
cup with saucer in the popular CHANG pattern
The Chang pattern was first introduced
by Cork & Edge (1846-60)
and was continued
by Cork, Edge & Malkin
(1860-71) and Edge, Malkin & Co (1870-1902) |
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photos courtesy: Jill
Evans
Coffee pot in the
Peacock pattern |
Edge Malkin & Co Ltd
Burslem
Peacock
the registration number shows
that the pattern was first registered on the 12th July 1899
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photos courtesy:
Antony Kuipers
Plate in the Pomona
pattern - the wide rim has a repeated raised trellis pattern
the printed illustration is that of a Strawberry plant with fruit and
leaves
Pomon is a Latin word meaning 'fruit'
and Pomona
was a
Roman goddess of fruitful abundance and plenty |
E M & Co
B
Pomona |
photos courtesy: Sally Duplantier
Initials &
marks used on
ware for identification:
EDGE, MALKIN & Co
E M & CO
E M & CO
B
'B' stands for the town of Burslem
Variations occur
in the standard printed mark.
The name of the
pattern is often includes - sometimes in place of the words "TRADE
MARK"
"ENGLAND" - denotes after 1891
(but ware made after 1891 and not for export may not have been marked with
ENGLAND)
"LTD" is sometimes added from 1899
"NEWPORT" (the name of the works) is sometimes included
CORRELLA
E.M. & Co
B
early printed mark c.1870
[the "B"
stands for the town BURSLEM]
Royal Burslem Ware
Edge Malkin & Co
probably 1871-91
EDGE MALKIN & CO
impressed mark |
E M & Co
B
Hong |
these two marks appeared on the
same plate
'HONG' is the pattern name
[the "B"
stands for the town BURSLEM]
Greyhound mark:
the greyhound mark was registered
in 1873
E M & Co
B
the registration
diamond shows that the pattern was registered on the
29th September 1879
'ARGYLE' is the pattern name
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E M & Co
B
c.1871-91
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England
E M & Co
B
c.1891-1903
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England
Semi-Porcelain
Edge markin & Co Ltd
Burslem
the registration
number shows that the pattern
was registered in 1899
'Forget-Me-Not' is the pattern name
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