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Charles Allerton & Sons

Arkinstall & Sons Ltd (Arcadian China)

Beswick

Birks, Rawlins & Co

W.T. Copeland & Sons Ltd  (Spode)

Doulton & Co Ltd

Dudson

Empire Porcelain Co (Ltd)

Fieldings & Co

Grimwades Ltd (Royal Winton)

F. & W. Goebel Co

Gouda

Ralph Hammersley & Son

Edward Jones & Co Ltd

Lister

Lovatt & Lovatt

James MacIntyre & Co

Manor Ware

Mintons

Olivant Potteries Ltd

F. & R. Pratt & Co (Ltd)

Price, Bristol

Prinknash Abby Pottery

A.G. Richardson & Co Ltd (Crown Ducal)

Salopian Art Pottery Co

"Victoria" Schmidt & Co (GEMMA)

Shelley Potteries Ltd

Soho Pottery Ltd

Taylor, Tunnicliff & Co

Unknown Makers

Watcombe

Wedgwood

Wiltshaw & Robinson
(Carlton Ware) (1)

Wiltshaw & Robinson
(Carlton Ware) (2)

W. Wood & Co

Unmarked Match Strikers

Metal Match Strikers (1)

Metal Match Strikers (2)

Retailers Marks

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Advertising Match Strikers

Crested Match Strikers

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Company History

Arkinstall & Son Ltd operated from the Trent Bridge Pottery and later the Arcadian Works (1904-1924) in Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire.

They were taken over by the firm of Robinsons & Leadbeater in 1908, and later by Cauldon Ltd in 1925 but continued to trade under the Arcadian name.

Although not as finely made or detailed as the leading producer of crested ware, Goss, Arcadian was a well known producer of crested china from 1900 to 1939.

Marks

The mark shown below was used between 1904  and 1924


Crested Match Strikers

The firm produced crested china for the souvenir trade, but also produced match strikers that are nearly identical to those of Wiltshaw & Robinson (Carlton Ware). The first four images below show Arcadian match strikers, the fifth a comparable Carlton Ware example. This illustrates the difficulty in identifying the manufacturer of unmarked examples

 



Match Strikers with Ashtrays

This match striker has an integral ashtray with three slots to stand cigarettes in. It also bares a coat of arms of Llangollen in Wales. There is a registered design number (R^D N^O. 678582) on the base which dates to 1920.