Wood & Sons 1715 to 1993
For considerably over two centuries the Wood family of Burslem has been in the forefront of those...
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Month: March 2013
William Adams & Son(s) (Potters) Ltd
The Adams family of Potters The Adams family had potteries in Staffordshire as early as 1650. At...
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What is Pottery?
The production of pottery is one of the truly ancient arts known to man. Ceramics in general is...
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What is Porcelain?
The generally accepted definition of porcelain is that of a white, vitrified, translucent ceramic,...
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Wemyss Ware
Collecting Wemyss The name Wemyss® was given to the new style of pottery in honour of the Wemyss...
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Walking Ware
Finding and Buying Walking Ware Pottery Walking Ware is designed by Lustre Pottery. It is...
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A Short Guide to Finding and Buying Walking Ware Pottery on Ebay
Walking Ware is designed by Lustre Pottery. It is popularly collectible and although the value of...
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Types of Kilns & Ovens
The Updraught oven This is the basic type of oven. It consists of an inner chamber with a domed...
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Walton (active 1806-1835)
We postulate that the man behind the Walton mark found on so many early nineteenth-century...
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Toby jugs and mugs
Toby jugs and mugs are full bodied figures and are different from character jugs which only show...
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