F Winkle & Co pottery marks

About F Winkle & Co

Frederick Winkle and William Wood opened Colonial Pottery on the Stoke–Fenton border in 1888. Their partnership ended in September 1889; Winkle continued there as F. Winkle & Co., while Wood retained Pearl Pottery. Winkle died in 1908 and his sons Arthur Ernest and Lawrence Hubert continued the business. It incorporated around 1911 and later came under the Hewitt brothers' control. Ridgways acquired the business in 1931 and moved production in-house.

Whieldon Sanitary Potteries subsequently occupied Colonial Pottery, later becoming a Doulton subsidiary around 1949. Frederick Winkle and William Wood opened Colonial Pottery on Whieldon Road in 1888. Their partnership ended in 1889, with Winkle continuing at Colonial Pottery. His sons carried on after his death in 1908; the business became limited around 1911. Ridgways acquired it in 1931 and moved manufacturing in-house.

After their partnership ended in 1889, Winkle continued there as Winkle & Co. His sons continued after his death in 1908, and the business became a limited company around 1911. Ridgways acquired it in 1931.