Pottery & porcelain
Cobridge Burslem, England, United Kingdom · 1826–1859 · 13 marks.
c. 1826–1853
The publication inscription includes October 1828; Cobridge wording is associated with circa 1826–1853.
Cobridge, Staffordshire, England
mark with the place name 'Cobridge'
1828–1859
The publication inscription gives 1 July 1842; Burslem wording is associated with 1828–1859.
impressed · Burslem, England
Impressed on a raised pad; 36 is the pattern number.
1828–1859
Burslem wording is associated with the 1828–1859 period.
impressed · Burslem, England
Impressed mark examples of marks with the place name 'Burslem'
Undated
Stoke-on-Trent, England
The symbol was used by Samuel and was retained by some later users of the Hill Works.
Undated
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Indian Ironstone was a trade name for wares exported to the Indian subcontinent; some carry the East India Company arms.
Undated
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Royal Arms variant, recorded with or without . & Co. or the name below.
Undated
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Royal Arms variant, recorded with or without . & Co. or the name below.
Undated
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Florentine China trade-name series; the beehive symbol appears with or without the company name.
Undated
Stoke-on-Trent, England
The symbol was used by Samuel Alcock and was retained by some later users of the Hill Works.
Undated
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Florentine China trade-name series; the symbol appears with or without the company name.
Samuel Alcock joined Ralph Stevenson and Augustus Aldborough Lloyd Williams at Cobridge in the early 1820s. Williams left in 1826. Alcock also operated at Hill Top Pottery in Burslem from 1828 and bought and rebuilt the works with his nephew Joseph in 1832. It produced porcelain, Parian and earthenware. After Alcock died in 1848, his wife Elizabeth and sons Samuel and Thomas continued the firm until bankruptcy in 1859.
