T. G. and F. Booth |
Location and period of operation:
T. G. & F. Booth |
Tunstall |
1883 |
1891 |
Earthenware and ironstone manufacturers at the Church (Bank) works in the High Street and at the Highgate Pottery, Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent
The partners were the brothers Thomas Gimbert Booth and Fred Booth
As well as the pottery manufacturing business the brothers were Glass, China and Earthenware dealers and merchants.
The partnership was dissolved on 1st January 1887 amd Thomas Gimbert continued on his own account.
Formerly Thomas G Booth
Subsequently Booth's Ltd
London Gazette
31 December 1889
Notice that the partnership between Thomas Gimbert Booth
and Frederick Booth was dissolved on 1st January 1887
bowl in the Buckingham pattern
the number 19540 shows that the pattern was registered in 1884
This bowl has both the impressed mark - T.G.B - of Thomas Gimbert Booth (1876-83) and the printed mark - T.G. & F. B - of the partnership of Thomas Gimbert Booth and his brother Frederick Booth.
The bowl must have been produced during the time of the change over when Frederick joined the business.
photos courtesy: Debbie Dowdell
serving platter in the Hawthorn
pattern
platter in the Richmond pattern
This pattern was registered in 1886
plate in the Asiatic Pheasants pattern |
Warranted Staffordshire T. G. & F. B. |
Warranted Staffordshire
T. G. & F. B.
this belt mark does not have the crown
which is typically used on Booth ware
although predecessor Booth companies
used the same mark
shards of pottery from the wreck of a 19th century sailing ship
which lies in the English Channel off Dorset
photo courtesy: Iain Smith and Neil Powell (UK Exploration Project)
Marks & initials used on ware for identification:
T G & F B
T G & F BOOTH
T.G & F.B.
'Hawthorn' is the pattern name
T.G & F.B.
'Sandringham' is the pattern
name
the registration date is 13 November 1883
T.G & F.B.
'Hawthorn' is the pattern name
the registration date is 1886
Semi Porcelain
T.G & F.B.
ENGLAND
Parisian Granite
T.G & F.BOOTH
ENGLAND
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Church Bank Works -
Questions, comments, contributions? Steve Birks