| The majority of porcelain or ceramics
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| | boxes with "Wade England" clearly on them
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| have identifying pottery marks somewhere
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| | as identifying marks. As with labels
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| on each piece. These marks are called
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| | boxes soon became separated from the
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| backstamps and they are the signature of
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| | models once more leaving these Wade
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| the pottery that made the items.
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| | models hard to identify.
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| Wade Ceramics whose porcelain products
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| | Two of the earliest ink stamp Wade
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| date back to the late 1860s have altered
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| | pottery marks used by Wade and Company on
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| their backstamps significantly throughout
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| | their teapots, and vases dates back to
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| the years and pieces tend to be marked in
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| | the 1920s. The first is worded "Wade &
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| a variety of different ways and colours.
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| | Co. Wades' England" on three separate
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| Wade pottery marks have been found as:
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| | lines of text and is believed to have
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| • Ink Stamps - Wade ink stamps come in
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| | been used in the late 1900s to the mid
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| a variety of colours including; red,
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| | 1920s.
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| grey, gold, green, orange, brown and
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| | The second ink stamp incorporates a
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| black and appear in two sizes; large and
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| | picture of a line between the words
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| small and were used on appropriately
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| | "Wades" above and "England" below. This
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| sized models. • Transfer Prints -
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| | Wade pottery mark was used from the mid
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| Transfer prints appear like a tattoo on
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| | 1920s until 1927. Sometimes it is
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| the pottery and Wades transfer prints
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| | possible to find a Wade model with three
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| come in different shapes including;
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| | or four different types of backstamp. As
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| circular, semi-circular, and oval. •
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| | new moulds were made to replace broken or
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| Embossed Backstamps - These pottery marks
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| | worn ones a different pottery mark would
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| are incorporated into the mould so become
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| | sometimes be used on the new mould
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| part of the item. The information is
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| | resulting in one model with different
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| raised. • Impressed Backstamps - These
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| | backstamps.
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| pottery marks are incorporated into the
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| | Occasionally if you look at the base of a
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| mould and the information is cut into the
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| | Wade model along with the now familiar
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| model. • Hand Written - Some hollow
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| | backstamp you may find other pottery
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| items did not have enough room for any
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| | marks such as numbers, words or letters.
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| type of Wade pottery mark so the models
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| | Sometimes these numbers signified the
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| have handwritten marks on their underside
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| | order of the item produced and at others
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| usually in black. • Labels - Usually
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| | they identified the decorator of the
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| these Wade labels were black and gold in
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| | piece, the potters mark or the version
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| colour. It is a shame that pottery was
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| | number.
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| marked in this manner as many labels were
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| | It is not always the case that items with
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| removed or rubbed or even washed off
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| | a Wade pottery mark stating "Wade
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| leaving pieces completely unidentifiable.
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| | England" means that it was actually made
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| Due to Wade re-issuing various models at
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| | at an English Wade pottery, as it was
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| different times, it is not unusual to
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| | usual for the different Wade potteries to
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| find that some pieces have up to three
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| | help each other out in times of demand.
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| different types of pottery mark on it.
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| | This means that many so named English
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| Pottery marks are usually found on the
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| | Wade models are actually Irish Wade and
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| base of the model. A lot of the Wade
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| | were produced by Wade in Ireland.
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| whimsies however had their "Wade England"
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| | It has been reported that the First
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| backstamp placed along the rim of the
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| | Whimsies collection dating back to the
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| figure instead. In the case of models
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| | 1950s was actually produced at the Irish
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| with thin legs without sufficient space
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| | Wade potteries. However the pieces are
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| for even a label they would be packed in
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| | all backstamped "Wade England".
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