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John Tams & Son Ltd mark: Crown Pottery JT, 1875–1890
Mark details
- Period
- 1875–1890
- Wording
- Crown Pottery JT
- Appearance
- crown
- Place
- Longton, England
Dating cue
Registration number 89660 dates the Mikado pattern registration to 1887.
Notes
Mikado is the pattern name.
Other John Tams & Son Ltd marks
c. 1905–1912
John Tams & Son Earthenware Manufrs Longton Hop & Barley Rd No 463577
Registration number 463577 dates the Hop & Barley pattern to 1905.
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.
From 1912
EST 1774 John Tams LTD Crown Pottery LONGTON PATENT
The source assigns this form to 1912 onward; Longton is the factory town.
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.