Pottery & porcelain
H J Colclough marks
Longton, England, United Kingdom · 1897–1937 · 12 marks.
- Active years
- 1897–1937
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- Longton, England
- Products
- china, earthenware
- Marks
- 12
Dated marks & timeline
12 marks
1917
printed · earthenware
The marks were reproduced in the 1917 Pottery Gazette; this documents publication, not a complete use interval.
printed · earthenware · Longton, England
c. 1928–1937
Vale China British Made H J C L
earthenware · Longton, England
Rainbow is the pattern name; L denotes Longton.
c. 1928–1937
Vale China Made in England H J Colclough Longton
earthenware · Longton, England
L denotes Longton.
Undated
Eastern Vale China H J C England
earthenware · Longton, England
Mark recorded on a children’s tea set.
Undated
H J C
The caption covers two successive versions (1908–1928 and 1928–1937); no single interval is assigned here.
printed · earthenware · Longton, England
The shared caption distinguishes a detailed 1908–1928 design from a redrawn 1928–1937 design with sans-serif initials. It does not unambiguously assign this image to one interval.
Undated
H J C
The caption covers two successive versions (1908–1928 and 1928–1937); no single interval is assigned here.
printed · earthenware · Longton, England
The shared caption distinguishes a detailed 1908–1928 design from a redrawn 1928–1937 design with sans-serif initials. It does not unambiguously assign this image to one interval.
Undated
H H
earthenware · Longton, England
Hales, Hancock & Godwin were agents and retailers rather than pottery manufacturers; their stamp occurs alongside Colclough marks.
Undated
H J C
The caption covers two successive versions (1908–1928 and 1928–1937); no single interval is assigned here.
printed · earthenware · Longton, England
The shared caption distinguishes a detailed 1908–1928 design from a redrawn 1928–1937 design with sans-serif initials. It does not unambiguously assign this image to one interval.
Undated
H J C
The caption covers two successive versions (1908–1928 and 1928–1937); no single interval is assigned here.
printed · earthenware · Longton, England
The shared caption distinguishes a detailed 1908–1928 design from a redrawn 1928–1937 design with sans-serif initials. It does not unambiguously assign this image to one interval.
About H J Colclough
Herbert Joseph Colclough started in 1897 and moved to the Vale Works, Longton, around 1907. Following a royal visit in 1913, the firm adopted Royal Vale as a trade name. It merged with Thomas Morris and Osborne China in 1937 to form Colclough China Ltd.