Colonial Pottery

Q: This plate is part of a set my grandparents had. I have eight complete place settings. The circular mark has “Colonial Pottery, Stoke England” around the letters “FW & Co.” Below that it says “Blenheim, Rd. No. 376854.” I haven’t been able to find any information on the company that made them. Can you […]

Shenandoah Ware

Q: I have a covered vegetable bowl in very good shape with a stamp on the bottom that says “Shenandoah Ware, The Paden City Pottery, Made in U.S.A., underglaze, D-45.” I’ve been unable to find a comparable item anywhere and am hoping you can give me more information. A: Paden City Pottery was in business […]

Audrey China

Q: I bought this china for my mom when I was stationed in Japan in the 1970s. The plates have a wide border of white flowers and leaves and a narrow silver rim. The dishes are marked “M fine china Japan” inside a flower shape and “Audrey, 5129” below it. It was supposed to be […]

Hill Pottery

Q: This platter and serving dish were my grandmother’s. They are marked “Hill Pottery, Rustic, B & L.” I’d appreciate any information you can give me about them and how much they may be worth now. A: This mark was used by Burgess & Leigh, which made earthenware at Hill Pottery from about 1867 to […]

Paden City Pottery

Q: I have four small bowls, maybe berry bowls, that I'd like to learn more about. The back-stamp says "Manhattan, P.C.P. Co., H 33." EBay offered a set with a similar mark, but the bowls didn't look like mine and they were stamped "f 33." Can you help? A: The "P.C.P. Co." mark was an […]

Style House Fine China Co.

Q: I have 12 place settings of Style House Fine China in the Pierette pattern. The dishes in the place settings aren’t marked “Made in Japan,” but the serving bowl has the word “Japan” above the pattern name. I cannot find any information about Style House. Can you help? A: Style House was a brand […]

Cavitt-Shaw WS George Plate

Q: I would like to know something about this dinnerware. I have almost a whole set, with glasses and a pitcher. Pieces are marked “Cavitt-Shaw Division, W.S. George.” A: William Shaw George bought the East Palestine Pottery Co. in East Palestine, Ohio, in 1904 and renamed it W.S. George Pottery Co. Cavitt-Shaw was a division […]

Royal Jackson China

Q: I picked up a set of Royal Jackson dishes at a house sale and would like to know what the pattern is and how old the dishes are. A: Jackson China made fine dinnerware and hotel ware. The company was founded as Jackson Vitrified China Co. in Falls Creek, Pennsylvania, in 1917. The name […]

Homer Laughlin Dishes

Q: I have a set of dishes that was stored at a duck hunting club for many years. Can you tell me anything about the pattern and when it was made? A: Homer and Shakespeare Laughlin, two brothers, began making pottery in East Liverpool, Ohio, in 1871. The pottery became Ohio Valley Pottery in 1874. […]