Manufacturer of earthenware, china, parian, majolica at Eldon Place, London Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, England

Thomas Minton started the business in 1793 - since then there were many partners and company names. 
In 1968 Mintons Ltd. became a subsidiary of Doulton Fine China Ltd. and the name continued as a Doulton (Wedgwood since 2005) brand. 

• In 1849 Colin Minton Campbell joined Herbert Minton (his uncle and the son of Thomas Minton) and Michael Daintry Hollins and the business traded as Minton & Co. 

• In 1849 Herbert Minton engaged a young French ceramic artist, Léon Arnoux, as art director and he remained with the Minton Company until 1892. This and other enterprising appointments enabled the company to widen its product ranges, one of the first innovations being the very colourful and highly successful Majolica ware launched at The Great Exhibition of 1851.

• Colin Minton Campbell and Michael Daintry Hollins were also in partnership with Robert Minton Taylor as tile manufacturers trading as Minton, Hollins & Co. 

• When Herbert Minton died in 1858 Colin Minton Campbell took over direction of the firm. The partnership with Hollins was dissolved in 1863, Colin Minton Campbell taking the china works and Hollins the tile works.  

• From 1879 the business traded as 'Mintons' 

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large tureen in the Florentine pattern 

Florentine was a popular pattern used on plates, jugs & tureens - usually
the pattern was in full colour but occasionally appeared in grey or blue monochrome

These patterns were designed and registered by Minton & Co but were produced by Mintons sometime 1891 onwards. 

The inclusion of the country of manufacture 'ENGLAND' was a requirement of the US McKinley Tariff Act. 

matt glazed earthenware plate in the Chinese Dragon & Bird pattern

This design was produced in matt and gloss glazing, monochrome with gilding and polychrome styles. The pattern is alternating dragons and stylised phoenix birds with chrysanthemums  

Mintons
(impressed) 

The registration diamond shows that the pattern was registered on the 19th March 1853 to Minton and Company.

The inclusion of 'ENGLAND' shows that the ware was actually made 1891 onwards

Minton & Co. 
Serving dish & lid in the CAMEO pattern  

CAMEO
M & Co
England
(printed)

Mintons
(impressed) 

The registration diamond shows that the pattern was registered on the 12th September 1864 to Minton and Company.

The inclusion of 'ENGLAND' shows that the ware was actually made 1891 onwards

M&C
(printed monogram ' M&C' in a buckle)

BB
New Stone
(impressed)

BB refers to 'Best Body'

the Belmont Japan pattern was registered 
on the 22nd June 1860

M & Co
(printed)

MINTON
(impressed)

the Orange Blossom pattern was registered 
on the 17th December 1869

M & Co
(printed)

the Byzantine pattern was registered 
on the 6th June 1870

printed mark with 'M&Co' in a script form

the Florentine pattern was registered 
on the 22nd September 1862

   
The impressed triangular mark shows that the ware was made in 1879 and the painted 'H' gives the month of manufacture as July. 

The impressed mark is 'MINTONS' - the change to the plural name was made in 1878.

The 'EB' mark and address of 21 Rue Drottot is that of 
Emile Bourgeois who has a store in Paris selling French and English porcelain and earthenware. 

The inclusion of 'ENGLAND' shows that the ware was made 1891 onwards

From 1842 onwards an impressed mark was sometimes used to show the year of manufacture. 

Very often date marks were not used, even on ware of the same pattern - there doesn't appear to have been any consistent system of use in place. 

This year mark table is reproduced from the Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks by Geoffrey Godden, p.440 

Often this marks occur in a set of three: the impressed year cypher, an impressed or painted month letter and sometimes a potter's mark.

The month letters are:

examples of year marks: 

1867

1876

1882