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W. Wood & Co




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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 & SonNEW ICON

Edward Jones & Co Ltd

Lister

Lovatt & LovattNEW ICON

James MacIntyre & Co

Manor Ware

Mintons

Olivant Potteries Ltd

F. & R. Pratt & Co (Ltd)

Price, BristolNEW ICON

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 & CoNEW ICON

Unknown MakersNEW ICON

Watcombe

WedgwoodNEW ICON

Wiltshaw & Robinson
(Carlton Ware) (1)

Wiltshaw & Robinson
(Carlton Ware) (2)NEW ICON

W. Wood & Co


Unmarked Match StrikersNEW ICON


Metal Match Strikers (1)

Metal Match Strikers (2)


Retailers Marks


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Advertising Match Strikers

Crested Match Strikers

Links

Suggested Reading


Company History

The firm of W. Wood & Co operated between 1873 and 1932, from the Albert Street Works in Burslem, Staffordshire.

Marks

This particular printed mark dates from between 1915 and 1832, a similar knot work mark without the crown was used previously between 1880 and 1915.

W & W mark

Advertising Match Strikers

This match striker is advertising Apollinaris, a German brand of mineral water which is still available for sale in Europe (and was on sale in the UK at the time the match striker was made).

Apollinaris (Mineral Water)


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