Antique Taylor,Tunnicliff American Flag Inkwell (RARE)

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Here for auction is this extremely rare find on a antique porcelain inkwell from the Taylor, Tunnicliff & Company - Hanley - Staffordshire, England. For its age it appears to be in excellent condition dating back anywhere from 1875 to 1898 as near as we can tell. Trade Mark # 8040. I have taking the very best pictures possible to show n' tell its identity and condition. I can only speak about the flea bites seen on the bottom & top inner edge of the well. The American Flag is handpainted, absolutely beautiful. Still so bright & crisp ... no signs of paint loss. There is crazing but no chips or cracks. Other than the flea bites I spoke about. I am positive that there maybe someone out there looking to add to their collection. I will list my item for 10 days at the low bid of $19.99 (NO RESERVE) Good Luck ! Please Always Be Sure To Check Out Feedbacks, As This Is E-bays Only Way Of Complete Honesty ! Taylor Tunnicliff & Company (Previously incorrectly spelled Taylor Tunnicliffe & Company) Manufacturer of Pottery Bases for Samuel Clarke Fairy Lamps (A work in progress) Very little is known about the history of the Taylor Tunnicliff & Company during the late 1880's - 1890's. It was during this period that they were commissioned by Samuel Clarke to make custom designed pottery bases for his fairy lamps. However, one published source reveals the following historical information. TAYLOR TUNNICLIFF & CO. LTD. This firm, which has achieved world fame in the manufacture of high-grade ceramics for the electrical industry was founded in the year 1867 by Thomas Taylor and William Tunnicliff for the purpose of making specialized pottery articles .Operations were started at a small factory at Shelton, which soon became inadequate to meet demands and its activities were transferred to much larger premises at Eastwood, Ltd, Hanley (more recently enlarged by adjacent buildings housing well-equipped laboratories) which, to this day, remain the Registered Offices of the group of firms controlled by Taylor Tunnicliff (Electrical Industries) Limited.To increase production capacity, factories were built at Stone and Longton, and in 1938, the Holding Company, under the Chairmanship of Sir John Kent, C.B.E., was formed to control the Companies in the Taylor Tunnicliff group comprising: Taylor Tunnicliff & Co. Ltd., Hanley and Stone; Taylor Tunnicliff (Refractories) Limited, Longton; Electric & Ordnance Accessories Co. Ltd., Shelton; with a majority holding in Electric Transmission Ltd., at Etruria.Thc activities of the group continue to expand, and the basis on which the original Company was formed, engineering knowledge plus knowledge of art and science of pottery manufacture, remains the mainspring of it's vitality.(Taylor Tunnicliff & Co. Ltd., Hanley.)Prestige and Progress - A Survey of Industrial North Staffordshire 1955 publication of North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce - page 77 /brochurelp77.htm This record of the company history reveals a couple important bits of information. First, it supports that the Taylor Tunnicliff & Company was in the business of making "specialized pottery articles" during the late 1800's. Secondly, it points to a different spelling of the company name - "Tunnicliff" versus "Tunnicliff". If this is the same company that provided Clarke his fairy lamp bases, the proper identification of the company should be Taylor Tunnicliff & Co. There are supporting official documents ( UK Registered Designs ) that confirm this spelling of the company name. In addition, there are contemporary advertisements that show the proper name as Taylor Tunnicliff & Co. That said, there are are also several other accredited references that contend the spelling is "Tunnicliff" including the " Encyclopaedia of British Pottery and Porcelain Marks " by Geoffrey Godden. It was this reference, according to Bob and Pat Ruf, that was adopted in the preparation of their book " Fairy Lamps ". ... read more

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