Welcome to Carlton Ware World

Announcements & recent additions

At the end of 2023, for technical reasons, as well as constraints on my time, I took this website down after running it for 15 years. Due to the many kind comments about how it would be missed, I have reconsidered my action and have reinstated most of the site.

I will expand the popular parts of the site and make additions such as those on the Types of Ware page, which now includes more categories and also shows a wide range of backstamps.

With the exception of the Carlton Ware World Facebook Group that I also run, much of the information I provide on this site will not be found elsewhere on the Internet (unless copied and pasted from here) or in the many publications on Carlton Ware.

The relaunch heralds the inclusion of " Barb's Borders", details below.

Note : Some pages are not available but will be reinstated when I have time.

Barb's Borders

2024 is the Year of the Dragon. But here at Carlton Ware World,
it is going to be the Year of the Border.

Over the next months, courtesy of Melbourne based Barbara Anne Lee, I feature the many borders created for Carlton Ware's Best Ware patterns. Some of these were highly elaborate.

We begin with the general borders that were used on many patterns over decades. Be impressed by Barb's excellent work by a click or tap on the image on the right. ❑

Treasures

Read about the Carlton Ware
Our Treasures toy tea sets. Featuring Princess Elizabeth, who became Queen Elizabeth II. Click or tap on the label on the left. ❑

Bee suprised!

Harvey Pettit, writes about
early SALAD WARE.

Click or tap on the bee to see. ❑

CWW Facebook Group

I invite you to join the Facebook Group that I also run, not to be confused with this companion website. The Group is Private and you will find it attractive and easy to use, as well as useful.

The Group name is Carlton Ware World on Facebook

It is packed with new information and wonderful pictures and you will also be able to show us what you've got! ❑

PLEASE NOTE
Buying, selling or promotion is not allowed and we do not give valuations. These stipulations are typical for similar groups.

Use this site as a springboard to all things Carlton Ware on the Web.

Just click or tap on the topics to the left to see what we have to offer.

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If you are looking for specific patterns or shapes that are mentioned on this site, just enter a valid pattern name or number.

To help avoid mixing up pattern and shape numbers put an S before the shape number - e.g. S777.

If Carlton Ware is new to you, here is a short note about it.

Carlton Ware pottery was first made c.1890 by Wiltshaw & Robinson in the town of Stoke in the County of Staffordshire in an area known as The Potteries. Its wide-ranging, high quality output is well represented on the Internet, highlighting its significance in the history of Staffordshire pottery, especially during the 20th century.