Meakin Bros (& Co)






 

Location and period of operation:

Meakin Bros (& Co)

Burslem

c.1865

c.1873

 

Manufacturers of earthenware, particularly white ironstone, at the Trent Pottery, Peel Street, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England

  • In trade directories of the 1865 to 1873 period the business is variously listed as both Meakin Bros and Meakin Bros & Co

  • In a 1870 directory they are described as "earthenware manufacturers for foreign markets" (Harrod directory, courtesy - Henrywood). 

NOTE: There were a number of people with the name Meakin who were pottery manufacturers - Meakin Bros & Co should not be confused with Meakin & Co at the Elder Road Works, Cobridge or J & G Meakin of Hanley - the relationship between Meakin Bros & Co these other businesses (if any) is uncertain.

 

 

 

 


ironstone sugar bowl 

 

 

 


ironstone soup tureen

 

 

 


hand decorated tureen

this decorated ware is unusual - the vast majority of Meakin Bros & Co's
production was white ironstone  
Ironstone China
Meakin Bros & Co

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marks used on ware for identification:

MEAKIN BROS

MEAKIN BROS & CO

The name appears as printed or impressed mark (sometimes as both)
sometimes the town name "BURSLEM" is included.

 


Ironstone China
Meakin Bros & Co
[printed] 

 Meakin Bros & Co
Burslem
[Impressed] 

Some ware has an impressed number or letter
the meaning of this is uncertain - it could
be a size or mould indicator

 

 

 

    
Ironstone China
Meakin Bros & Co

Meakin Bros & Co backstamp
incorporating the Royal Arms

on the Royal Arms

 

 

 

Shard of ironstone ware produced by Meakin (Bros & Co)
found (2025) in a pasture on a ranch in Floral City, Florida, USA

photo courtesy: Alyssa Ganci

 



OS map - surveyed 1865-77, published 1881
Trent Pottery, Peel Street, Burslem

map source: National Library of Scotland 

 

Questions, comments, contributions? email: Steve Birks