H.J.WOOD (Burslem,Stoke On Trent) OVAL & DIAMOND DISHES (2) ...

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H.J.WOOD (Burslem,Stoke On Trent) OVAL & DIAMOND DISHES (2) IN THE INDIAN TREE DESIGN.

The business was established by Henry James Wood his brother Thomas Francis Wood and their father Absalom.
Absalom and Thomas Francis were also partners in Wood, Son & Co.; Absalom, Thomas Francis and another son William were also partners in New Wharf pottery Co.
Absalom Wood died in June 1889.
In the 1930s the business was incorporated into Wood & Sons but continued to trade under its own name until at least the mid 1970s.
(The 1947 Potteries Directory listing for H. J. Wood states "including Radford Handcraft Pottery"; later years list 'Radford Handcraft' as a trade name)