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John Tams & Son Ltd mark: TAMS Hotel Ware STRENGTH Registered Trade Mark Made in England VITRIFIED, c. From 1952

Mark details

Maker: John Tams & Son Ltd →
Period: c. From 1952
Wording: TAMS Hotel Ware STRENGTH Registered Trade Mark Made in England VITRIFIED
Place: Longton, England

The source tentatively assigns this mark to approximately 1952 onward.

1875–1890

Registration number 89660 dates the Mikado pattern registration to 1887.

c. 1875–1903

c. 1903–1912

Registration number 524969 dates the pattern registration to 1908.

c. 1905–1912

Registration number 463577 dates the Hop & Barley pattern to 1905.

From 1912

The source says this style continued into the 1960s; EST 1774 does not date John Tams’s business.

From 1912

The source assigns this form to 1912 onward; Longton is the factory town.