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    From the "Swan" factory but what is it ?

    Just received further confirmation that it is a dog bowl from : Ceramics Department. The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street,...
    Post by: Vid, Jan 28, 2019 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    From the "Swan" factory but what is it ?

    Found another one,this time with a few holes.
    Post by: Vid, Jan 27, 2019 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    From the "Swan" factory but what is it ?

    Well who would have thought , a 122 year old dog bowl !! Thank you all for unravelling the puzzle. I have found another one by "Spode" also...
    Post by: Vid, Jan 27, 2019 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    From the "Swan" factory but what is it ?

    Functional and utilitarian but I can confirm it is Minton dated 1898.
    Post by: Vid, Jan 27, 2019 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    From the "Swan" factory but what is it ?

    Yes that looks like the one :) So we have Minton initials TS dated 1898. But what is it ?
    Post by: Vid, Jan 26, 2019 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    From the "Swan" factory but what is it ?

    Sorry but try as I may photographs don't bring up the marks even with a bit of carbon rubbed on them. The photo above with the holes is the base....
    Post by: Vid, Jan 26, 2019 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    From the "Swan" factory but what is it ?

    When it was handed to me " it's from the Swan factory ". I think on reflection we should ignore that remark. There are some very faint marks. " S...
    Post by: Vid, Jan 9, 2019 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    From the "Swan" factory but what is it ?

    The item is 28 cm long, 19 cm wide,13 cm high and weighs 2.9 kg. The little holes are various depths up to 4 cm measured with a needle. None of...
    Post by: Vid, Jan 9, 2019 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    From the "Swan" factory but what is it ?

    I was asked to identify this object but I and a few others I have asked are puzzled. The inside of the bowl shape is unglazed. The bottom is...
    Thread by: Vid, Jan 9, 2019, 23 replies, in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain