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John Tams & Son Ltd mark: YE OLDE PRIORY 1774 TAMS WARE EST 1774 Crown Pottery John Tams LTD Stoke-on-Trent Made in England PATENT, From 1912

Mark details

Maker: John Tams & Son Ltd →
Period: From 1912
Wording: YE OLDE PRIORY 1774 TAMS WARE EST 1774 Crown Pottery John Tams LTD Stoke-on-Trent Made in England PATENT
Appearance: crown
Place: Longton, England

The Ltd form is assigned to 1912 onward; EST 1774 is not the start of John Tams’s business.

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.