Roslyn China

Longton

1946

July 1963

China manufacturer at the Park Place Works, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, England. Production was dinner ware and in particular tea sets.

In 1946 the previous company of Reid & Co was incorporated as a limited company and the business name was changed to Roslyn China.
Roslyn China was part of the Thomas C Wild group pf companies.
Thomas E. Wild and Frederick J. Wild were partners.
In 1947 the Works Manager was A. W. Washington and the Sales Manager V. Malkin [Pottery Gazette Reference Book 1947]
By 1960 the Chairman was Thomas E. Wild and the General Manager was A.W. Washington. The company had overseas agents in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. [Pottery Gazette Reference Book 1960]
As part of rationalisation the Roslyn China business was closed in July 1963.

Dinner set in the Tapestry Rose pattern

This dinner service has no pattern name but it is certainly the very popular Tapestry Rose pattern which was produced by Paragon China.

In 1960 the business of Paragon China was acquired by the Wild Group. Roslyn China was already an established part of the Group and evidently manufacture of the Tapestry Rose pattern was undertaken by Roslyn China.

Roslyn China closed in 1963 and so only produced this pattern for a very short time.

Roslyn
Fine Bone China
Made in England

Sometimes marks included the pattern name.

The early style of mark was used from 1937 by Reid & Co and was continued by Roslyn China - it is not generally possible to tell which of the two companies manufactured any particular item.

The company used the trade names Sunningdale, Nu Era and Roslyn China. All marks include the Roslyn name.