Match Striker
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Match Striker
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Manufactures
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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 Composite Section
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Company History
The company was founded as Spode in 1784 by Josiah Spode, a contemporary of that other famous potter Josiah Wedgwood. Like Wedgwood, Spode was also technically brilliant, perfecting what is now know as English Bone China. His son, also called Josiah Spode followed him in the family business, and perfected the recipe for feldspar porcelain. The company was then purchased by William Taylor Copeland in 1833, and became Copeland & Garrett. It was during this period that they introduced Parian Ware (initially developed by Mintons), an imitation marble that was extremely popular for busts and sculptures. In 1847 the firm became known as W.T. Copland & Sons Ltd, and they operated under this name until 1970. They then returned to their roots, renaming themselves Spode Ltd, the name under which they still trade to this day. They are also notable as still being located (at least in part) at the original Spode works in Stoke on Trent. Marks The marks shown has two components, and impressed Copeland mark, and a transfer printed mark. The latter is thought to have been in use between 1894 and 1910, however the registered design number incorporate in this version of the mark dates to 1891. 
Match
strikers with ash trays
This particular match striker is extremely plain, having a tray for spent matches or cigarette ash and it seem surprising that it was considered important enough for the design to be registered, however the back stamp indicates this was the case (RD NO. 180288), dating it to 1891.  |
