H J WOOD (Ltd) Burslem (1885 mid 1970s) (Bursley Ware) Extra...

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H J WOOD (Ltd) Burslem (1885 mid 1970s) (Bursley Ware) Extra Large 31cm Dia CHARGER By Designer Charlotte Rhead
(Earthenware manufacturer at the Alexandra Pottery, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England.The business was established by Henry James Wood his brother Thomas Francis Wood and their father Absalom.
Absalom and Thomas Francis were also partners in Wood, Son & Co.; Absalom, Thomas Francis and another son William were also partners in New Wharf pottery Co. Absalom Wood died in June 1889.
In the 1930s the business was incorporated into Wood & Sons but continued to trade under its own name until at least the mid 1970s.
The 1947 Potteries Directory listing for H. J. Wood states "including Radford Handcraft Pottery"; later years list 'Radford Handcraft' as a trade name.)

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