WILLOW PATTERN (Staffordshire Tableware) - an unusual variant of the traditional Willow Pattern on this mug (1990's)

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For sale is a finely made WILLOW PATTERN mug by Staffordshire Tableware Ltd (STL) of Stoke-on-Trent. This is an unusual variant of the Willow Pattern and its design is embossed into the mug's surface, giving it a pleasant tactile feel.

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DESCRIPTION:
Size: about 3 15/16" height x 3 3/16” O.D. excluding the handle (100mm x 81mm).
Material(s): white earthenware.
Finish: design screen printed in 2 colours and embossed.
Imprint: STAFFORDSHIRE TABLEWARE ENGLAND
Weight (excluding transit packaging): about 250g
Approximate age: 1990 to c.1995.

CONDITION:
Excellent and in unused-like condition. No damage.
Please see photograph(s), these form part of the description.

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Outline history (Staffordshire Tableware):

* Staffordshire Potteries Ltd grew out of the Keele Street Pottery Group and through the acquisition of smaller local pottery companies.
* By 1963, most of their operations were located on the 38 acre Meir site, formerly Meir Airport.
* 1972 Staffordshire Potteries Ltd assumed the KilnCraft name.
* 1979 Company bought by Royal Winton as a going concern, company's name remained unchanged.
* 1985 Company bought by the Coloroll Group of Manchester as well as Bilton tableware of Stoke-on-Trent. The company became the Ceramics Division of the Coloroll Group and the KilnCraft brandname was retained.
* 1990 The Coloroll Group went into receivership and there was a management buy-out of the Ceramic Division (Staffordshire Potteries Ltd/KilnCraft) to form a new company called Staffordshire Tableware Ltd (STL). STL included Biltons.
* 1994 Biltons sold amid a continuing decline in business for the company.
* 1999 A third of the Meir site was sold to Sainbsury for a new Homebase store.
* 2000 STL went into receivership when Bank of Scotland refused to extend its loan facility.

From 1972 through to 2000, the above companies made a major contribution to the British potteries industry. They were renowned for their ranges of mugs, tableware and dinnerware through the brandnames of KilnCraft, Biltons and Medici.

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RETURNS:
* Return accepted if the item(s) is returned in same condition it left me, then the full Agreed Asking Price will be refunded. Postal costs are not refundable.
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