Thomas Till & Sons

Manufacturer of earthenware at the Sytch Pottery, Burslem

c.1850-1928

"& SON" changed to "& SONS" in c.1861
"ENGLAND" added in 1891 - marks with "BURSLEM" and no "ENGLAND" are pre 1891

Note: many potters liked to put a date on their pottery as far back as possible and a date may be the date the works started of an earlier date of a different partneship. On some Thomas Till ware a date of "1825" is displayed. I am not sure where this date comes from - as the earliest recorded date is Barker, Sutton & Till which dates from 1834.
An advertisement for Thos. Till & Sons in "The Pottery Gazette and Glass Trades Review Diary 1922" p. 24.  also states "Estd. 1825" on the advert.  The Sytch Pottery would appear to have been worked by John Hall & Sons in 1825, so Till may have been operating elsewhere.

Mark

Description & date

printed mark c.1850-61

"GERANIUM" is the pattern name

printed mark introduced c.1861

the pattern name is included in the centre scroll

[ see info on the registration mark: ]

[ this mark is pre 1891 because of the lack of "ENGLAND": ]

"BURSLEM" is the town of manufacture

"TILLSON" was their trade name

[ it is 1891+ because of the use of "ENGLAND": ]

"CECIL" is the pattern name

Date of mark unknown but likely to be c.1861-1891
Note the "1825"

"CLYDE" is the pattern name