Collingwood Bros (Ltd)

Location and period of operation:

Formerly: Collingwood and Greatbatch  

Subsequently: Collingwood China Ltd  

London Gazette
24th June 1887

 
notice of the dissolution of Collingwood & Greatbatch
the business to continue as Collingwood Brothers

Collingwood Bros., Ltd
China manufacturers
Clayton Street, Longton

from: 1907 Staffordshire Sentinel 
'Business Reference Guide to The Potteries, Newcastle & District'

British Empire China...
Tea, Breakfast & Dessert Sets
Collingwood Bros., Ltd
China manufacturers, Crown Works
Longton, Staffordshire
Established 100 years

1917 Pottery Gazette 

Charles Collingwood, with his wife Mary and one of their sons Vincent

Photo courtesy: Peter Lockett (Great Grandson of Charles Collingwood)

Christmas cup and plate from the 1887-1900 period

 
early Collingwood Bros tea set - taken to Australia in 1893
typical of the period with cobalt blue and gilt decoration 

photos courtesy: Simon McGuinness 

Cairo pattern - brown transferware with hand painted accents

Cairo pattern - green transferware

 Mark on these tea cups is from the 1887-1900 period

LONG LIVE THE BRITISH NAVY Jug produced to commemorate the  surrender of the German Fleet  in November 1918

Manufactured by  Collingwood Bros Ltd St Georges Works Longton  the Crown Works had been  renamed the St. Georges Works  around 1917

cup & plate set from the 1924-30 period

 
teaset from the 1930-40 period

cup and plate set from the 1930-40 period

sandwich tray and plates from the 1937-50 period

teaset from the 1937-50 period

Marks and Initials used on ware for identification:

COLLINGWOOD
[impressed mark used 1887-1900]

C B 
L

[printed mark of initials - with crown above
"L" stands for Longton - the town where the factory was based
c.1887-1900]

C B
L

printed mark with crown 
c.1887-1900

"L" stands for Longton 
'TRENT' is the pattern name

C B Ld L c.1887-1891

C B Ltd L England c.1891-1900

C B Ltd L England c.1891-1900

"L" stands for Longton 
'CLYDE' and 'CAIRO' are pattern names

marks with 'ENGLAND' are generally 1891+ 

C B 
L
England

printed mark in a circle with crown 
1900-12

"L" stands for Longton 

     
Collingwoods England

printed mark with crown 
1912-24

printed marks 1924-30

printed marks  1930-40

Estd 1796
Collingwoods 
Bone China
England

printed mark 
1937-57

From 1948 to 1957 the company was became Collingwood China Ltd
this mark continued to be used

NOTE: Neither this company or the previous Collingwood companies
operated in 1796. The date is probably that of an unrelated factory
which operated from a works on the same site

1878 map showing the Crown Works on Clayton Street 

- click for more information on the Crown Works -

map from 1947 Pottery Gazette & Glass Trade Review

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