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J D Bodley |
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Location and period of operation:
E J D Bodley |
Burslem |
1875 |
1892 |
China and earthenware manufacturer operated out of part of the Hill Pottery (from 1882 it was called the Crown Works), Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England.
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Formerly: E F Bodley
The
London Gazette
June 29 1875
1875
notice that the father retired and
Edwin James Drew Bodley carried on the business
Edwin J D
Bodley
The Hill Pottery, Burslem
(formerly Samuel
Alcock & Co.)
Burslem Staffordshire
Manufacturer of China of every Description
Special attention given to the requirements of
The American Market
for Fancy Goods, both as to Shapes and Style of Decoration
Maker of the Doyley and other Embossed Desert Ware
The Pottery Gazette, American and Canadian Edition, January 1st 1880
made for sale in the London
Showrooms of F & C Ostler |
Osler were the retailers the registration diamond shows that the pattern was registered on the 1st February 1883 |
footed plate with embossed details to the plate
Bodley 'Turtle' Plates
E J D Bodley specialised in 'Fancy Goods, both as to shapes and style of decoration'
these Turtle Plates are an example
![]() moulded soup plate with the shape of a turtle and scallop rim |
the registration number 80168 shows that the shape was registered on the 5th September 1887 to EJD Bodley, Burslem, The Hill Pottery & Crown Works |
E J D Bodley, blue & white
oriental printed pattern bowl
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Clarence is the pattern name The registration number 152541 shows that the pattern was registered on the 15th July 1890. The number 153663 shows the shape was registered on the 31st July 1890 both registered to 'Bodley, EJD Burslem, The Hill Pottery and Crown Works' |
two
soup bowls in the Clarence pattern - outline printed with hand applied
cobalt blue accents
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photos courtesy: Lee Foreman
Initials and marks used on ware for identification:
Edwin J D BODLEY
E J D BODLEY
E J D B
E.J.D.B.
E.J.D.B.
two examples of a mark with the
initials EJBD also carry a registration
diamond
the registration date of the top one was 7th September 1879
and the bottom one was 7th August 1877
Edwin J D Bodley
TRADE MARK
EJDB
BURSLEM
mark with BURSLEM
c.1875-90
Edwin J D Bodley
TRADE MARK
EJDB
BURSLEM
ENGLAND
mark with BURSEM, ENGLAND
c.1891-92
Grange House, 192 Waterloo Road
Cobridge, Burslem
in 1881 the home of Edwin J.D. BODLEY and family
The Hill Pottery
- click picture for more details -Rebuilt for Samuel Alcock in 1839 and described at the
time as 'the most striking and ornamental object of its kind
within the precincts of the borough'from 1875 to 1892 part of the hill pottery was operated by
Edwin J D Bodley
detail of the entrance of the Hill Pottery
- click picture for additional information -
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