Pottery & porcelain
Birks, Rawlins & Co (Ltd) marks
Stoke, England, United Kingdom · 1900–1933 · 26 marks.
- Active years
- 1900–1933
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- Stoke, England
- Products
- china, porcelain, tableware
- Marks
- 26
Dated marks & timeline
26 marks
1904
porcelain
The Gillingham arms were granted in April 1904; that is a heraldic grant date, not the mark's full use period.
porcelain · Stoke, England
Souvenir bearing the arms of Gillingham, Kent.
1914
Flags of the Allies War 1914 United we Stand
WAR 1914 appears in the souvenir decoration; it is not a complete mark-use interval.
porcelain · Stoke, England
Flags of the Allies souvenir jug.
1928–1933
The original Birks China 1895-1928 Stoke on Trent Made in England
The Original Birks China mark was introduced in 1928; the printed 1895 refers to the predecessor's foundation.
porcelain · Stoke, England
1928–1933
The original Birks China 1895-1928 Stoke on Trent Made in England
The Original Birks China mark was introduced in 1928; the printed 1895 refers to the predecessor's foundation.
porcelain · Stoke, England
Undated
porcelain
porcelain · Stoke, England
Arcadian model no. 120, a pawn chess piece, is described as carrying a Birks China mark; the supplied image shows the object.
Undated
Empire China British Made A E X Ltd
porcelain · Stoke, England
Produced for an unidentified retailer, suggested by the source to be William Ritchie & Sons Ltd; few examples are recorded.
Undated
B R
porcelain · Stoke, England
Trade advertisement illustrating wares and postcards; the mixed trade-name dates in the surrounding section do not date this image.
Undated
shield
porcelain · Stoke, England
William Ritchie & Sons used this logo on postcards and most crested ware they retailed.
Undated
MERMAID British Make W R & S
porcelain · Stoke, England
William Ritchie & Sons used the Mermaid trademark. Manufacture by Birks, Rawlins & Co is suggested but unproven.
Undated
Porcelle W R & S British Manufacture
porcelain · Stoke, England
Retailer's Porcelle trade name with W R & S in a shield.
Undated
porcelain
porcelain · Stoke, England
Souvenir jug bearing the crest of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
Undated
W & R Stoke-on-Trent Aldwych China
porcelain · Stoke, England
The source attributes this W & R mark to Wiltshaw & Robinson on a First World War tank model.
Marks 25–26
Undated
W R & S L Excelsior China Made in England
porcelain · Stoke, England
The source suggests, without confirming, that W R & S L refers to William Ritchie & Sons Ltd.
About Birks, Rawlins & Co (Ltd)
The Vine Pottery began as L.A. Birks & Co in Stoke-upon-Trent in 1895 and later traded as Birks, Rawlins & Co. Designer Edmund G. Reuter joined in 1901 and developed Persindo Porcelain. The company also used Savoy China and Royal Mercian names. Wiltshaw & Robinson acquired it by 1928; attempts to revive production under Birks and Carlton names ended with the Vine Pottery's closure in 1933.
Also known as: Birks, Rawlins & Co