Q: I bought three boxes of heavy white ironstone serving dishes many years ago. I liked them because they have my initials, “M.R.,” on them. They have this mark on the bottom, which includes the word “Warwick.” Please help me identify the maker.
A: Warwick China Co. was founded in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1887. It closed in 1951. The company made porcelain dinnerware sets, semi-porcelain ware, hotel ware, and railroad china. Pieces were hand-painted or decorated with decals. Patterns were identified by numbers rather than by name. The helmet and crossed-swords mark was the first mark Warwick used. It was registered in 1905 but had been used for several years before that. Variations of this mark were still being used in the 1940s. The company also used other marks over the years.
