Cauldon Ltd Cauldon
(Brown-Westhead Moore & Co) Ltd
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Location and period of operation:
Cauldon Ltd |
Hanley |
1904 |
1920 |
China and earthenware manufacturer at Cauldon Place Works, Shelton (Hanley), Stoke-on-Trent
In 1904 Brown-Westhead Moore & Co. was incorporated as a Limited company as was renamed to Cauldon (Brown-Westhead Moore & Co.) Ltd. The ownership and management of the company remained the same.
The company used the shortened name 'Cauldon Ltd' on their ware.
Cauldon Ltd suffered from financial difficulties, at onetime the capital and number of shares in the company were reduced.
The company was placed in receivership in 1920. It was brought out of administration by Harold Robinson and it became Cauldon Potteries Ltd.
Previously: Brown-Westhead Moore & Co. [1862-1904]
Subsequently: Cauldon Potteries Ltd. [1920-62]
London Gazette, July 4, 1911
Cauldon
(Brown-Westhead Moore & Co.) Ltd.
notice of meetings under the Companies
(Consolidation) Act
the result
was that in July 1912 the capital and number
of shares in the company were reduced
gravy boat and saucer with the
mark 'CAULDON PLACE, ENGLAND'
and registration number 184291
Cauldon Ltd dinner plate
Cauldon Ltd guilded soup bowl
and plate
Cauldon Ltd guilded trio of
plate, cup and saucer
the plates and saucer have the left hand mark 'Cauldon Ltd'
and the cup has the right hand mark 'Cauldon China'
Why is some of the Cauldon ware marked "Est 1774"? First fact:
Cauldon Ltd were in operation from c.1904-1920.
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Marks used on ware for identification:
A
variety of marks were used by this company including some earlier Ridgway
marks ('J.R.' 'J.R. & Co.').
Where these marks include 'Cauldon Ltd.' they are definitely from the
1904-20 period.
Marks which include 'Cauldon Place' are likely to have been used early in the business of Cauldon Ltd.
The mark 'Cauldon China - Estd 1774' was used by Cauldon Ltd.
CAULDON PLACE
ENGLAND
Rd No 184291
the registration number shows that the pattern was registered in 1891
'Cauldon Place' appears to be
a mark used early in the
business of Cauldon Limited
CAULDON
ENGLAND
printed mark CAULDON
some marks include 'Ltd' or 'Limited'
CAULDON Ltd
ENGLAND
ESTd 1774
CAULDON CHINA
ENGLAND
plate with both the printed
mark 'CAULDON PLACE ENGLAND'
and impressed mark 'CAULDON'
plate with both the printed
mark 'CAULDON Ltd ENGLAND'
and impressed mark 'CAULDON'
CAULDON Ltd ENGLAND
Burley & Co Chicago
Chintz J R & Co
Regd No 599628
This mark of Cauldon Ltd makes
use of a belt-mark used by
John Ridgway & Co [J R & Co] (who operated at the Cauldon Works 1830-55)
The registration number 599628 indicates a registration date of 1912
Burley & Co, Chicago were American importers of pottery and glass ware
Stone Ware
J R
Corinthian Flute
CAULDON ENGLAND
Corinthian Flute is the pattern name
This mark of Cauldon Ltd
(1904-20) makes
use of a previous belt-mark used by
John Ridgway [J R] (who operated at the Cauldon Works 1830-55)
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