John & George Alcock marks

About John & George Alcock

Earthenware manufacturers at the Cobridge Pottery , Stoke-on-Trent, England. Following the bankruptcy of Ralph Stevenson & Son the brothers John and George Alcock took over the operation of the Cobridge Pottery. The brothers were the nephews of Samuel Alcock of the Hill Pottery. A 1846 directory listed "Mr. George Alcock and Mr. John Alcock (of the banking firm of Joseph, John and George Alcock) both of the Limes." - 1846 Williams directory, courtesy: R. K.

Henrywood, Staffordshire Potters George Alcock left the partnership on the 20th January 1848. The business was continued by John Alcock. ( The London Gazette, 7th March 1848) . For a short period, until June 1849 John was in partnership with Samuel Alcock Junior.

Subsequently: John & Samuel Alcock Junior The London Gazette 7th March 1848 notice of the dissolution of the partnership between John and George Alcock the business to be continued by John Alcock Platter in the Scinde flow-blue pattern although the Scinde pattern was produced by John & George Alcock it was actually registered on the 27th March 1848 by John and Samuel Alcock Junior Oriental Stone J & G Alcock "Scinde" is an older spelling of Sind, a region and province in present-day Pakistan, and references a historical period of British colonial involvement there.