George Hobson

Location and period of operation:

George Hobson was an earthenware manufacturer at the Albert Street Pottery, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent

• His father, Charles Hobson, had started the business in 1865 and on his death the brothers George and John continued the business. 

• From 1901 George Hobson ran the business on his own. 

• In 1906 George changed the name from the 'Albert Street Pottery' to the 'Sneyd Pottery' - this was to remove confusion with
  the 'Albert Street Works' which was a differnt pottery business in the same street. 

 

Previously: G & J Hobson

an earthenware mug made by George Hobson -  in the FIRE BRIGADE pattern 

bowl 'The Lawsuit' 

The picture illustrates that there is only one winner in a legal dispute 
- the lawyer who is milking it in while the two litigants fight over the cow

It was a common illustration - certainly in circulation by 1876

Marks used on ware for identification:

HOBSON

Trade Mark
HOBSON
B 

the horses head was a trade mark 
of George Hobson

the letter 'B' stands for Burslem-
the town where the factory was located

'FIRE BRIGADE' is the pattern name

Trade Mark
HOBSON
B 

'PANDORA' is the pattern name

G & J Hobson
operated from the
Albert Street Pottery

- click picture for more - 

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