WOOD & SONS LTD
1910–1982
Manufacturer of earthenware at the Trent, New Wharf and Stanley Potteries, Burslem.
The business traded first as Wood & Son, then as Wood & Sons (from c.1907) and was incorporated as Wood & Sons Ltd, in 1910. Mr Harry F. Wood succeeded his father, T. F. Wood, as chairman in 1921 and under his management Wood & Sons Ltd became a large and successful earthenware manufacturer.
The business became a public company in 1954 under the style Wood & Sons (Holdings) Ltd, although Wood & Sons Ltd continued as the main operating company until its closure in 1995.
This collectible plate features a turn of the century Wolseley carriage style car. In excellent condition with minor wear, and measures 4.5" across