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WTH Smith tiles

WTH Smith established his pottery and tile-making company in 1899 at the Cable Pottery, Longport in Stoke on Trent, and it continued until around 1907. Smith had left Smith, Ford & Jones to set up on his own; he didn't use the same tile backs or designs so presumably it was a clean break. Quite why the pattern numbers have an 'AB' prefix (sometimes 'BA') and the tiles often have an moulded 'B' is not at all clear. The designs are turn of the century baroque and occasionally Art Nouveau. The colour palette of a yellow and dark blue on a brown transfer was often used, and is quite distinctive. Some of the designs, for example top centre, are also seen moulded rather than transfer printed.

Just to make it more complicated, the tile top right has registration number 332257, which was registered by MJ Reynolds, an engraver of Stoke Road in Stoke. It has an AB pattern number, so probably Reynolds did the engraving for Smith and helped with some of his own designs.

If you are interested in this sort of thing, perhaps the Tiles & Architectural Ceramics Society is up your street - take a look at tilesoc.org.uk/tacs/

Taken on: March 22, 2020

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374018

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AB019

ab045/1

ab01/1

A049

AB053/7

Ab051/2 « less

Sets appears in: • Tile Manufacturers • Victorian and Edwardian transfer printed tiles more » • Virtual Pottery Museum « less

Groups appears in: • Ceramics • Tiles Tiles Tiles more » • Victorian tiles « less

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