1875–1890
Crown Pottery JT
Registration number 89660 dates the Mikado pattern registration to 1887.
Longton, England
Mikado is the pattern name.
Pottery & porcelain
John Tams & Son Ltd marks
Longton, England, United Kingdom · 1875–1988 · 21 marks.
- Active years
- 1875–1988
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- Longton, England
- Products
- earthenware, porcelain
- Marks
- 21
Dated marks & timeline
21 marks
c. 1875–1903
Crown Pottery J. T. Longton Warranted
Longton, England
Early mark predating & Sons; JT may appear as a fancy monogram.
c. 1903–1912
Crown Pottery JT&S
Registration number 524969 dates the pattern registration to 1908.
Longton, England
JT&S stands for John Tams & Son.
c. 1905–1912
John Tams & Son Earthenware Manufrs Longton Hop & Barley Rd No 463577
Registration number 463577 dates the Hop & Barley pattern to 1905.
Longton, England
Hop & Barley is the pattern name.
From 1912
EST 1774 Crown Pottery John Tams LTD Made in England
The source says this style continued into the 1960s; EST 1774 does not date John Tams’s business.
Longton, England
From 1912
EST 1774 John Tams LTD Crown Pottery LONGTON PATENT
The source assigns this form to 1912 onward; Longton is the factory town.
Longton, England
c. From 1912
Hop & Barley Rd No 463577 John Tams Ltd Crown Pottery Longton
The business incorporated in 1912; the source dates this Ltd form from about that year.
Longton, England
Hop & Barley is the pattern name.
From 1912
YE OLDE PRIORY 1774 TAMS WARE EST 1774 Crown Pottery John Tams LTD Stoke-on-Trent Made in England PATENT
The Ltd form is assigned to 1912 onward; EST 1774 is not the start of John Tams’s business.
Longton, England
c. From 1952
TAMS Hotel Ware STRENGTH Registered Trade Mark Made in England VITRIFIED
The source tentatively assigns this mark to approximately 1952 onward.
Longton, England
c. From 1960
CHININE TAMS ENGLAND
The source identifies 62 as the year of manufacture, 1962.
Longton, England
Undated
TRADE MARK TAMS WARE ENGLAND B
Longton, England
The source suggests that the B indicates production under the Wartime Concentration Scheme.
Undated
Trade Mark Crown Pottery TAMS England EST 1774
This example is on a plate commemorating Elizabeth II’s coronation in 1953; that is an object date.
Longton, England
About John Tams & Son Ltd
John Tams established his own business at the Crown Pottery in Longton after Tams & Lowe split in 1874. His son Edmund joined in 1903, and the business incorporated in 1912. The family continued to run the pottery after John retired in 1917. Gerald Tams led a buyout in 1984, and the company became Tams Group PLC in 1988. Trade names included Tams Ware, Nankin Ware, Elephant Brand and Top-o-the-World. The EST 1774 wording does not date the foundation of John Tams’s firm.
Also known as: John Tams & Son Ltd | Longton Stoke-on-Trent