Ceramic Trade Marks - D
Initials Used as Trade Marks - D
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 | North Staffordshire Pottery Marks | 
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 | Dunn
  Bennett & Co (Ltd) | 
| Dunn Bennett & Co (Ltd) Manufacturer of earthenwares at Hanley (1875-87) and then Burslem 1968 became part of the Royal
  Doulton Group. | |
| Mark | Description
  & date | 
| D B & CO | Initials found on printed marks of
  differing designs. c.1875-1907 marks with D B & Co and without a Beehive or BURSLEM are from the time at the Boothen Works in Hanley (1878-87) 
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 | Early marks from 1886 (when Dunn
  Bennett moved to the Hill Works) onwards show a beehive (previous occupiers of the Hill Works also incorporated a bee or beehive in their marks) The bee or beehive was a symbol of industry and cooperation 
 | 
|   | Dunn Bennett & Co mark c.1891-1907 1886 was when Dunn Bennett moved to the Hill Works in Burslem "ENGLAND" was added 1891 onwards Most marks after 1907 have "& Co Ltd" | 
|   | Printed mark, 1887-1937 the Crown mark was introduced at the Royal Victoria Pottery. with LTD is post 1907 | 
|   | Printed mark, 1937-68 1937 was when Dunn Bennett
  moved to the Dalehall Works.  | 
|   
 
 | Printed mark, 1937-68 Logo from a plate found by Anton Porteus from Southern Ocean Exploration (www.soe.org.au) in 2018 in Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne, Australia | 
|   | Printed mark on Ironstone Wares, 1955 - | 
|   | later mark, 1968 onwards - note the reference to the Royal Doulton group. | 

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