Earthenware and porcelain manufacturer at the Dale Hall Works, Longport, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England.

• The partners were William Bates and Phillip Elliot. 

• A 1870 trade directory records the business as: "Manufacturers of earthenware for home and foreign markets, consisting of dinner, tea, toilet and desert ware, punchbowls, sanitary, photographic, druggist, electrical, galvanic and perfumery ware, porcelain slates, artist's ware, signboard letters, jet ware, etc." (Harrod Directory 1870 - courtesy: R. K.Henrywood, Staffordshire Potters).

• On 7th August 1875 the partnership was dissolved. Philip Elliot left the business which continued as Bates, Walker & Co. 

large platter in the Grecian Border pattern 
this pattern was also made by the former company of Liddle Elliot & Son

Grecian Border

the impressed 9/72 gives a manufacturing date of September 1872 which shows that it was made by Bates, Elliot & Co

large platter in the Lorne pattern 

B. E & Co 
The registration diamond shows that the pattern was 
registered on the 24th August 1875 to Bates, Elliot & Co

jug with rope twist handle

The number a2746 is under the glaze and
the manufacturing date of 12-7-74 is impressed into the bottom edge

Bates, Elliot & Co
Patentees  

Registered patent dates
of July 1872 and April 1873

wash basin with drain and overflow 

Dalton & Ingersoll were dealers in plumber's materials based at 19 Union Street, Boston, USA 

Manufacturered for and imported by
Dalton & Ingersoll
Boston

the diamond is a British registration mark and shows that the design was registered on the 23rd June 1871 to Bates, Elliot & Co  

Bates, Elliot & Co
Potters

the impressed 4/73 is the month/year of manufacture - 
April 1873 

B. E & Co 

'Lorne' is the pattern name

B. E & Co 

sometimes was carried impressed numbers to show the month/year of manufacture - in this example 1/74 gives January 1874