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British Anchor Pottery Co Ltd mark: British Anchor Made in Great Britain, From 1945

British Anchor Pottery Co Ltd mark, From 1945

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Mark details

Maker
British Anchor Pottery Co Ltd →
Period
From 1945
Wording
British Anchor Made in Great Britain
Appearance
anchor crown
Material
earthenware
Place
Longton, England

Dating cue

Anchor style listed from 1945, mostly replaced by a crown in the early to mid-1950s.

Notes

Made in Great Britain was an infrequently used variant.

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Other British Anchor Pottery Co Ltd marks

British Anchor Pottery Co Ltd mark, 1884–1891

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1884–1891

BPL

Early version without ENGLAND; the source says that word was added in 1891.

British Anchor Pottery Co Ltd mark, 1891–1913

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1891–1913

BPL

ENGLAND was added from 1891; numbers above the mark are thought to be pattern numbers.