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As well as the famous Josiah Wedgwood several other potters used the name WEDGWOOD (or similar names) on their ware - either because their name was Wedgwood, or because they copied the name and/or ware in order to boost their own sales. In 1848 Francis Wedgwood (son of Josiah Wedgwood II) who was one of the owners of the Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Etruria works took out an injunction against William Smith & Co to prevent them using the Wedgwood mark. No true Wedgwood ware used a middle 'E' as 'WEDGEWOOD' or used '& CO.' or an initial 'J' |
Apology from Stephens & Co
who wrongly used
the Trade Mark of Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
Pottery Gazette - January 1906
Companies with the name Wedgwood: (click the company name for more)
| Company | Location | Started | Finished |
| Ralph Wedgwood |
Burslem Ferrybridge, Yorkshire |
c.1785 c.1796 |
1796 1801 |
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Burslem |
1759 |
1772 |
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| Wedgwood & Co. (Ltd.) | Tunstall | 1860 | 1965 |
| Enoch Wedgewood (Tunstall) Ltd | Tunstall | 1965 | 1980 |
Companies who used the name "Wedgwood" - or something similar:
(click the company name for more)
Company Location Started Finished Ferrybridge Pottery Nr. Pontefract, Yorkshire 1792 present Podmore, Walker & Co. Tunstall c.1834 1859 William Smith & Co. Stockton-on-Tees, Yorkshire c.1825 1855 John Wedge Wood Burslem
Tunstall1841
18451844
1860
(click the company name for more)
name on ware Company who used mark WEDGEWOOD
William Smith & Co WEDG WOOD
WEDG-WOOD
WEDG.WOOD
John Wedge Wood WEDGWOOD Podmore, Walker & Co.
Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons) Ltd.
Ralph Wedgwood (& Co.)
WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY WEDGWOOD & SONS
Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons) Ltd. WEDGWOOD & CO Ferrybridge Pottery
Podmore, Walker & Co.
Wedgwood & Co. (Ltd.)
Ralph Wedgwood (& Co.)
WEDGWOOD & CO LTD Wedgwood & Co. (Ltd.) J WEDGWOOD John Wedge Wood ENOCH WEDGWOOD (TUNSTALL) LTD Enoch Wedgwood
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