Bates, Walker & Co

Bates, Walker & Co

Location and period of operation:

Bates Walker & Co

Burslem

1875

1878

Earthenware and porcelain manufacturer at the Dale Hall Works, Longport, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent.

The Dale Hall works was originally founded in 1790.

One of the more successful occupiers was Mayer Bros (c.1843-55) and subsequent owners used "LATE MAYERS" in their marks.

The previous company, Bates, Elliot & Co (1870-75), introduced a 'kneeling, nude potter' with the date 1790 as a mark, subsequent owners used the same mark.

The partners in Bates, Walker & Co were William Bates and John Walker - the partnership was dissolved on the 12th August 1878

Formerly: Bates Elliot & Co [1870-75]

Subsequently: Bates, Gildea & Walker [1878-81]

London Gazette, December 3, 1875

Bates, Walker & Co were exhibitors in the British Section of the
International Exhibition of 1876, Philadelphia

London Gazette, September 3, 1878

notice of the dissolution of the partnership
between William Bates and John Walker

Cup and Saucer in the bamboo pattern

Plate in a brown transfer ware version of the bamboo pattern

Chamber pot in the Cyprus pattern

Cream jug in the Etruscan Vase pattern

Initials and marks used on ware for identification:

B W & Co

as an impressed
or printed mark

BATES WALKER
& CO

B W & Co
in a belt mark

CYPRUS is the pattern name

English Porcelain

B W & Co
in a belt mark with a crown on the top
and the kneeling potter inside

also with an impressed mark:
Bates & Walker

BAMBOO
B. W. & Co
LATE MAYERS

the registration diamond gives the
date when the bamboo pattern was
first registered: 8th February 1876

The previous company of Bates & Elliot introduced
this kneeling nude potter mark and it was used by
successive owners of the Dale Hall potworks.

on this mark

this mark includes both and impressed and printed B. W. & Co

the impressed 5/78 is a date mark - indicating
that the ware was produced in May 1878

the Poonah pattern was first registered
on the 5th September 1876

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the hand painted numbers & letters were used
to show the identifiaction of the painter -
unfortunatly there is no record of which person
this was.

1877, employee reference from Bates, Walker & Co

Oct 9th 1877

"The bearer Richard Watkin, Dishmaker has worked for us upwards of three years and he is a very steady and good workman and one whom we can with confidence recommend and he leaves of his own free will"

John Thomas Watkin b.1820 was a potter as were most of his children.

He lived at 28 Elliott Street, Newcastle-Under-Lyme, and his son Richard also worked for Bates Walker & Co of Burslem and for John Dimmock & Co of Hanley.

Richard Watkin emmigrated to America and took with him recommendations from these companies dated 1877 and 1879

The Dale Hall Works 1910 - 1950 (c.)

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