Ceramic Trade Marks - H
Initials Used as Trade Marks - H

 

North Staffordshire Pottery Marks

 

Sampson Hancock (& Sons)

 

Index for Sampson Hancock

Examples of Hancock Ware

 

Sampson Hancock (& Sons) 

Manufacturer of earthenware at Stoke 1870-1937 (formerly Tunstall c.1858 to1870 )

New title "S Hancock & Sons (Potters) Ltd." from 1935 to 1937.

[NOTE: Marks with S.H. & Co. are not the Sampson Hancock company but are those of a different company...  Stevenson & Hancock]

Mark Description & date

S. H.

Initials found on printed marks; the name of pattern is often included.

1858-91

 

S. HANCOCK Printed mark with the name in full 1858 onwards
S. H. & S.

S. H. & SONS

 

Initials found on printed marks; the name of pattern is often included.

1891-1935

"OPAQUE CHINA" was a trade name 

 

 

Printed marks, 1900-6

"MAGNET" and the castle logo were trade names/marks 

variations in the use of the name occured:

S H & Sons

S Hancock & Sons

Hancock & Sons

Printed marks, 1906-12
THE "DUCHESS"
CHINA
Godden's book 'Encyclopaedia of British Pottery & Porcelain Marks' says that a circular mark incorporating these words was registered 1911

other trade names the company used were...

Corona    1898-
Duchess China    1911-
Grosvenor Ware
Royal Coronaware    1912-1937
Ivory Ware
Morris Ware 
Rubens Ware
Titian Ware

 

Printed marks, 1912-37

 

Some marks have the trade name  "ROYAL CORONA WARE" above the crown.

 

Molly Hancock was the artist for the pattern 'CREMORNE' with the mark shown with her name.

 

Printed mark, 1912-37

'Rubens Ware' is a trade name

F.X. Abraham was the artist for this piece.

 

Printed mark, probably later period.

 

 

 

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