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Dating Carlton Ware by Shape
To help date Carlton Ware you need to look at the Carlton Ware (or W&R) back-stamp or logo,
the pattern number (usually hand painted) on the base and the impressed number on the base.
Sometimes the pattern numbers and the impressed numbers are not present or are very difficult to read.
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In this picture the Pattern Number is 2929 and the Shape or Impressed Number is 217. The marking o/2552
is an order number.
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The impressed or shape numbers are not always useful for ageing an item. For example the
impressed number 1582 was first introduced in the late 1930's. It was used for Coffee Sets for several
years. The picture
below shows three Coffee Pots, all with the same impressed number 1582 but with different patterns and
different pattern numbers.
The impressed number 1582 was used for Coffee Sets and as such sets were sold in sets, all items in the set
had the same impressed number. The picture below contains a selection of items from Coffee Sets including
Coffee Pots, Milk Jugs, Sugar Bowls, Cups and Saucers. All have the same impressed number 1582.
The following table indicates approximately when a shape was first introduced.
These dates will only indicate how old the item might be but cannot be a guarantee of its age.
Shape or Impressed Number
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Approximate Dates when first introduced
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Example
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Upto 1000 |
upto 1934 |
Crab and Lobster salad ware, Fruit Basket
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1000 - 1100 |
1934 |
Gum nut, Anemone
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1100 - 1200 |
1934 - 1935 |
Oak
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1200 - 1300 |
1935 |
Rock Garden, Hangman Mug
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1300 - 1400 |
1935 - 1936 |
Lettuce, Buttercup
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1400 - 1500 |
1936 - 1937 |
Tulip, Daisy, Blackberry, Raspberry
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1500 - 1600 |
1937 - 1938 |
Water Lily, Wild Rose, Crocus
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1600 - 1700 |
1938 - 1939 |
Red Currant, Apple Blossom
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1700 - 1800 |
1939 |
Water Lily, Crocus, Pyrethrum, Clover, Shamrock, Narcissus, Begonia, Campion
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1800 - 1900 |
1939 - 1940 |
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1900 - 2000 |
1940 - 1945 |
Foxglove, Basket, Chestnut, Clematis, Primula, Cherry, Wallflower
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2000 - 2100 |
1945 - 1950 |
Delphinium, Apple Blossom, Poppy, New Buttercup, New Daisy, Poppy and Daisy, Hydrangea
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2100 - 2200 |
1950 - 1953 |
Vine
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2200 - 2300 |
1953 - 1955 |
Grape
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2300 - 2400 |
1955 - 1958 |
Guinness figures, Hazel Nut, Leaf Salad
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2400 - 2500 |
1958 - 1959 |
Windswept, Pinstripe, Langouste (Lobster, Crayfish), Convolvulus
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2500 - 2600 |
1959 - 1964 |
Magnolia, Orchid
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2600 - 2700 |
1964 - 1968 |
Guinness Penguin Lamp, Carlton Village
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2700 - 2800 |
1968 |
Guinness items, Tapestry
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2800 - 2900 |
1968 - 1969 |
Military, Persian Tea & Coffee sets, Skye Tea & Coffee sets
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2900 - 3000 |
1969 - 1970 |
Canterbury Tea & Coffee sets
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3000 - 3100 |
1970 - 1971 |
Owl, Bird etc, Late Buttercup
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3100 - 3200 |
1971 - 1976 |
Early Walking Ware, Apple Blossom, Later Walking Ware
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3200 - 3300 |
1976 - 1980 |
Dovecote, Hovis
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3300 - 3400 |
1980 - 1985 |
Charles & Di, Walking Ware Big Feet
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3400 - 3500 |
1985 - 1986 |
Robertson Golly
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3500+ |
1986+ |
Coronation Street
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Some Walking Ware - a cup and an egg cup
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Shape or Impressed Number 1676 - a Jug
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Shape or Impressed Number 1881 - Foxglove
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Shape or Impressed Number 2173 - Hydrangea
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Shape or Impressed Number 2228 - Vine
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Shape or Impressed Number 2598 - Magnolia
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