Pottery & porcelain
Empire Porcelain Co marks
Hanley, England, United Kingdom · 1896–1967 · 26 marks.
- Active years
- 1896–1967
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- Hanley, England
- Products
- china, earthenware, porcelain
- Marks
- 26
Dated marks & timeline
26 marks
c. 1920–1939
E. P. Co Empire Works Stoke-on-Trent England 5 24
Stylized-crown mark family dated from the early or middle 1920s to 1939; month/year numbers date individual manufacture.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
marks with the stylized , from the early/mid 1920s to period Month and Year of manufacture were often included for example "12 25" is December 1925
c. 1920–1939
Empire Ware E. P. Co Empire Works Stoke-on-Trent England 12 25
Stylized-crown mark family dated from the early or middle 1920s to 1939; month/year numbers date individual manufacture.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
marks with the stylized , from the early/mid 1920s to period Month and Year of manufacture were often included for example "12 25" is December 1925
c. 1920–1939
Empire Ware Stoke-on-Trent England 5 30
Stylized-crown mark family dated from the early or middle 1920s to 1939; month/year numbers date individual manufacture.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
marks with the stylized , from the early/mid 1920s to period Month and Year of manufacture were often included for example "12 25" is December 1925
c. 1920–1939
Empire Works Stoke-on-Trent England 6 28
Stylized-crown mark family dated from the early or middle 1920s to 1939; month/year numbers date individual manufacture.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
marks with the stylized , from the early/mid 1920s to period Month and Year of manufacture were often included for example "12 25" is December 1925
c. 1930–1939
Empire Ivory Ware England
1 64 dates manufacture to January 1964; the mark family began in the 1930s and some variants continued into the 1960s.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
"1 64" is date of manufacture - Jan 1964 typical marks introduced in the 1930s many were continued into the 60s
c. 1930–1939
Empire Shelton Ivory England
The source says this mark family was introduced in the 1930s and many variants continued into the 1960s.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
typical marks introduced in the 1930s many were continued into the 60s
c. 1930–1939
Empire Ware Stoke-on-Trent England
The source says this mark family was introduced in the 1930s and many variants continued into the 1960s.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
typical marks introduced in the 1930s many were continued into the 60s | typical marks from the 1940/50s
1936
Empire Shelton Ivory England
7 36 in this example dates actual manufacture to July 1936, not the full mark-use interval.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Month and Year of actual manufacture included in this mark "7 36" is July
1942
Empire Staffordshire Made in England
1 42 dates manufacture of the illustrated cake stand to January 1942, not the full mark-use interval.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
mark found on a cake stand the 1 42 gives a manufacture date of January photos courtesy: Kathleen Absalom
1942
Empire Staffordshire Made in England
1 42 dates manufacture of the illustrated cake stand to January 1942, not the full mark-use interval.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
mark found on a cake stand the 1 42 gives a manufacture date of January photos courtesy: Kathleen Absalom
1948
Empire England
3 48 dates manufacture to March 1948; B denotes production under the Wartime Concentration Scheme.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
3 48 for the date of manufacture March the 'B' indicates that this was produced under the Wartime Concentration Scheme
1956
Empire England
The 4 56 inscription dates this object’s manufacture to April 1956; two marks appear on the same piece.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
two marks on the one piece of ware 4 56 for the date of manufacture - April
1964
ep Staffs: England
2:64 dates this object’s manufacture to February 1964, not the full mark-use interval.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
2:64 for the date of manufacture - Feb
Marks 25–26
Undated
EPC EMPIRE WORKS STOKE-ON-TRENT
Ltd may appear after mid-1963; month/year numbers, when present, date manufacture of an individual object.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
"Ltd" may be included in the name after mid 1963. Month and Year of manufacture were sometimes included for example "3 43" is March 1943
About Empire Porcelain Co
Empire Porcelain Co manufactured earthenware and porcelain at the Empire Works in Hanley. It was operating by 1895, with partners from the Rosenfeld and Lazarus families. The business was acquired by the Kaufman Group in 1951 and then Qualcast in 1958. It became a limited company in 1963 and closed in 1967 because the works were difficult to modernize.