Globe Pottery Co Ltd






 

Location and period of operation:

Globe Pottery Co Ltd

Cobridge 
Shelton

1914 
1934

1934
??

 

Earthenware manufacturer at the Globe Pottery, Cobridge, Stoke-on-Trent until 1934 and the Bedford Works, Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent until c.1948.

  • In 1933 the Globe Pottery Company purchased the larger Ridgway (Bedford Works) Ltd. when the assets (of which Ridgways was one) of Cauldon Potteries Ltd. were sold in 1932 (after Cauldon Potteries went into receivership).  

  • From 1934 the Globe Pottery Company operated from the Bedford Works of Ridgways (who also continued to operate under its own name).  From this date the mark of the Globe Pottery Co. changed to include 'SHELTON' as a place name instead of 'COBRIDGE' 

  • At that time the beneficial owner of the Globe Pottery Company was Harry Wood (the principle of Wood & Sons Ltd). Both the Globe Pottery and Ridgways traded as subsidiaries of Wood & Sons Ltd. 

  • In the 1940's Lawleys Ltd acquired an interest in both the Globe Pottery Comapny and Ridgways and by 1948 both were wholy owned subsidiaries of Lawleys. 

  • The Globe Pottery was included in appendix 4 of the book "British Potters and Potters today (published 1956) and listed as "Ash Hall".
    (This was the headquarters of the Ridgway Pottery group.)

much of this information courtesy of Michael Perry 'A Handbook of British Pottery Manufacturers 1900-2010' 

 

Formerly: Globe Sanitary Pottery

Subsequently: North Staffordshire Pottery Co Ltd (at the Globe Works in Cobridge) 


 

Marks with the place-name 'COBRIDGE' are from the 1914 - 1934 period:

 

 


Serving dish by Globe Pottery Co - with the WILLOW back-stamp 

 

 


Globe Pottery Co. Ltd.
COBRIDGE
ENGLAND

'Willow' and 'Fibre' are pattern names

mark used from 1917+ 

 

 

Globe Pottery mark used c.1930-40

 

Globe Pottery marks used c.1930-34

Stanley Hotel Ware was a trade name used by the Globe Pottery Co

 

 


Royal Navy mess plate c.1923 produced by the Globe Pottery Co. Ltd.

 


the mark of the Globe Pottery Co. Ltd.
when they were at the Globe Works, Cobridge

the anchor mark to the left is the 
Royal Navy Government Inspection and Approval Stamp 
consisting of a capital A above a Fouled Anchor 
with the inspection number 5 below.

pictures courtesy: The Pirates Lair

 

 

Marks with the place-name 'SHELTON' are from 1934 onwards:

 

 


Globe Pottery Co. Ltd hotel ware - produced at the Bedford Works - Shelton

 

 

 


oval side plate 
8.34
impressed date mark - 
8.34 shows the ware was manufactured 
in August 1934  


Globe Pottery Co Ltd
Shelton, England
Canadian Tumbler Co
Toronto 

the registration number 793660 shows that the pattern was registered in 1934

Canadian Tumbler Company were a retailer and supplier of hotel and catering ware
they purchased pottery from a number of English potters including:
Globe Pottery, Deans (1910) Ltd,  Bishop & Stonier, Ridgways    

 

 

 

mark used c.1943 to 1954 

 

 


VITRIFIED
Globe Pottery Co. Ltd
Shelton ENGLAND

mark used c.1947 to 1954 

this mark often used on hotel ware for the export market

marks without the "Co. Ltd." dated from 1954 onward


the Globe Works in Cobridge
the Globe Pottery Company operated here from 1914 to c.1934

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the Bedford Works in Shelton
the Globe Pottery Company operated here from c.1934 to c.1948

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