Warwick China mark

About Warwick China

Warwick China Company was organized in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1887 to make affordable ceramic table and toilet wares. Its factory stood on Water Street in Centre Wheeling. Early production included semi-porcelain, ornamental vases and household pieces. A helmet and crossed swords became a characteristic factory device, appearing with different wording as the range developed. Brown-shaded IOGA wares featured portraits and other decorative subjects, applied as transfers or painted decoration. The company also made flow blue and Delft-inspired patterns.

Under Thomas Carr, who became president and general manager in 1892, production and employment expanded. Charles E. Jackson took charge in 1911, as vitrified translucent china became an important product. Warwick supplied durable wares for commercial dining as well as domestic use. Its later output included the Santone line. In 1947 the business joined Sebring China under the Warwick China Corporation name. The Wheeling works closed in 1951, ending more than sixty years of production. Surviving pieces range from decorative portrait vessels to plain or banded restaurant china, so the complete underside mark is more useful for identification than the decoration alone.