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Started by Nim , Jul 21 2009 02:57 PM

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#1 Nim

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 02:57 PM

hello folks i live in Chesterfield, which used to have a lot of potterys.
i have 4 jars all with different Chesterfield firm stamps.
can people who have any rum jars please send me pis of the makers stamp if they are from Chesterfield.
many thanks,
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Posted 21 July 2009 - 03:22 PM

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For some reason I can't copy and paste on the laptop but page 3 of classic threads has a thread about rumjars and their makers.

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 03:25 PM

Gunner Bailey is our expert on SRD jars. Drop him a PM.

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 03:45 PM

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Try this link first for a substantial thread on the subject.

http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...amp;hl=rum+jars

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Posted 21 July 2009 - 05:14 PM

QUOTE (Nim @ Jul 21 2009, 03:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello folks i live in Chesterfield, which used to have a lot of potterys.
i have 4 jars all with different Chesterfield firm stamps.
can people who have any rum jars please send me pis of the makers stamp if they are from Chesterfield.
many thanks,
Nim.


Nim

Chesterfield makers I know of are:

Barker Pottery
E Wright & Co Ltd
Pearson
James Pearson Ltd
Knowles & Son

If you know of any other I'd be interested to know their names.

John

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Posted 22 July 2009 - 08:24 AM

QUOTE (Gunner Bailey @ Jul 21 2009, 06:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nim

Chesterfield makers I know of are:

Barker Pottery
E Wright & Co Ltd
Pearson
James Pearson Ltd
Knowles & Son

If you know of any other I'd be interested to know their names.

John


Thanks John I have all those apart from E Wright is there any chance you can send me a pic of that stamp?
Also did these makers just do the full gallon jars or have you seen them in half Gallons as well?
Have you or anyone else seen any other jars such as the anti-gas ointment with Chesterfield stamps?
Many thanks,
Nim.

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Posted 22 July 2009 - 09:50 AM

QUOTE (Nim @ Jul 22 2009, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Thanks John I have all those apart from E Wright is there any chance you can send me a pic of that stamp?
Also did these makers just do the full gallon jars or have you seen them in half Gallons as well?
Have you or anyone else seen any other jars such as the anti-gas ointment with Chesterfield stamps?
Many thanks,
Nim.


Nim

I don't have an E Wright jar so could not send a photo. I do know that Pearson made 1/2 Gallon jars as I have one. No change in the mark. Pearson also made two gallon jars in WW2.

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Posted 07 August 2009 - 09:54 PM

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I now have a jar by E Wright. Can you tell me why you need a photo of the mark please?

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Posted 08 August 2009 - 11:16 AM

QUOTE (Gunner Bailey @ Aug 7 2009, 10:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nim

I now have a jar by E Wright. Can you tell me why you need a photo of the mark please?

John



hello John Im making a little display for a history day, the potteries of Chesterfield are a large part of it and i would like to show the part Chesterfield potteriers had during the war.
I therefore would like to show pictures of all the stamps from Chesterfield to show how many different firms were involved.
I have SRDs from all the firms you told me about apart from E Wright.

Hope this helps,

Nim.

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Posted 08 August 2009 - 12:00 PM

QUOTE (Nim @ Aug 8 2009, 12:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
hello John Im making a little display for a history day, the potteries of Chesterfield are a large part of it and i would like to show the part Chesterfield potteriers had during the war.
I therefore would like to show pictures of all the stamps from Chesterfield to show how many different firms were involved.
I have SRDs from all the firms you told me about apart from E Wright.

Hope this helps,

Nim.


Hi Nim

PM me your e-mail address and I'll send you a photo.

John
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