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
Dudson was established by James Dudson in 1800. From 1838 they were based at the Hope Street Works in Hanley, Staffordshire In 1882 James Dudson died and his son began to run the business Marks The Dudson mark was used from 1838 to 1888 (an impressed example is shown below) changing to J. Dudson from 1888 to 1898, and finally the firm became Dudson Bros. Ltd in 1898.  Ball
Style Match
Strikers
All three examples date between 1838 and 1888 based on the marks. The first twoare made in Dudson's variation on Wedgwood jasper ware. It is interesting to note that Dudson's blue jasper ware seems to have a glazed surface. The third example is large, but much more utilitarian. 
  Match
strikers with ash trays
These match striker incorporate ash trays for spent matches or cigarette ash. They are made of Dudson's version of Wedgwood jasper ware. They may well have been intended for display only as the porous body would have been badly marked if actually used to strike matches or if ash was put in the ash trays. 
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