1920–1931
J. Fryer Furlong Works Tunstall England
The Furlong Works mark is assigned to 1920–1931.
earthenware · Tunstall, England
The Fryer stamp is applied over an Alfred Meakin mark; Meakin supplied the blank.
Pottery & porcelain
J Fryer and Son marks
Tunstall · 1920–1998 · 11 marks.
- Active years
- 1920–1998
- City / region
- Tunstall
- Products
- earthenware
- Marks
- 11
Dated marks & timeline
11 marks
From 1945
J. Fryer & Son Well St. Works Tunstall England
The J. Fryer and Son name was adopted in 1945.
earthenware · Tunstall, England
Fryer decorated an Alfred Meakin whiteware blank; the Fryer stamp is applied over the Meakin mark.
From 1955
J Fryer Ltd Oldcourt Ware Tunstall England
Marks naming J. Fryer Ltd are dated from 1955 onward.
earthenware · Tunstall, England
2011
earthenware
The factory photograph is dated 2011; this is not a mark-use date.
earthenware · Tunstall
Photograph of the Oldcourt Works rather than a pottery mark.
Undated
painted · earthenware
painted · earthenware · Tunstall
Hand-painted marks identified the decorator as a form of quality control.
About J Fryer and Son
James Fryer began decorating bought-in whiteware at the Furlong Works in Tunstall in 1920. The business moved to the Oldcourt Works in 1931 and halted production during the Second World War. It became J. Fryer and Son in 1945, when pottery manufacture began alongside decoration of bought-in blanks. In 1955 the name changed to J. Fryer Ltd and all ware was made on site. James Fryer senior died in 1970.
The business was sold in 1998, with parts acquired by Cortman Ltd and LJB Ceramics.