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Duchess Bone China Cup

Pattern - unknown

Made in England

A note from Sharon on Thursday 14th April 2005
"This was my Mothers
and unfortunately it has a crack in it
I have looked around on the internet and others in the same style
such as this one
retail at about $10.00"

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"The Crack"

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The Backstamp

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Information #01

The following information is from

and click on the above logo to go to the Official Web Site
(web site active as at Tuesday 10th October 2006)

Duchess China in it's various forms has been around since 1888

The Directory of European Porcelain (NAG Press) shows that A. T Finney and Sons had used a number of names to trade but the most famous was Duchess China

Also included was a brand called Diamond China

All china was produced from Duchess China Works in Longton, Stoke on Trent, United Kingdom

In 1947 A T Finney and Sons, under the brand Duchess China, produced china tea services

John and Tom Finney took the company over from their father and ran the business successfully for many years but more recently sold the company to the John Tams Group PLC
This was initially a success but the John Tams Group PLC went in to receivership around February 2000

Thankfully the Duchess China name lives on and pottery is still made today by Duchess China Ltd in the original Duchess China Works in Longton, Stoke on Trent

The changing manufacturing techniques over the years ensured that the original Duchess China continued in business for many years, however, the original A T Finney quality could probably never be duplicated today for cost reasons

If you have some old Duchess China, look after it!! - it comes from a bygone era!!

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Information #02

The following information and photos are from

and click on the above logo to go to the Official Web Site
(web site active as at Tuesday 10th October 2006)

A T Finney and Sons Ltd
Duchess China Works, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent

------Formerly Blyth Porcelain Co Ltd (1905 to 1935)
------Formerly Dresden Porcelain Co (1896 to 1904)
------Formerly T Forrester and Son

Mark Description and Date
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DUCHESS
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Trade name used in many marks - c.1947+
Printed mark - c.1947 to 1960
Printed mark - 1961
Slight variations are used
The names of the pattern or style are included

This is the closest mark to Sharon's
and it does say variations were used
Printed mark - 1962 on

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Information #03

The following information is from

and click on the above logo to go to the Official Web Site
or click here to go to the
"Duchess Patterns" list
(web site active as at Tuesday 10th October 2006)

Sharon - you can look through and try to find it!!!