MALING TUBE LINED BLOSSOM  Plate 11 1/4"  6567

In my store today is a great vintage  Maling plate measureing 11 1/4" diameter.  It has beautiful apple green  border with mauve blossoms  flowers hand painted on the edge and in the center surrounded by a Victorian deep wine  glaze. It is signed  on the back 6567 my. A mark frequently found on 1930s/40s pieces, including "Art" wares, plaques and commemoratives  also insized in the bottom the #840 & MALING ENGLAND Very very good condition no chips cracks or crazing very vivid colours on the blossom border THERE ARE SOME KNIFE MARKS ON THE WINE COLOUR CENTRE.  THE COLOURS ARE  APPLE GREEN WITH A VICTORIAN WINE COLOURED  CENTRE. THIS LISTING IS FOR 1 PLATE.

 Maling history The 1940s - Rescued from uncertainty The Ford B pottery had been state-of-the-art when it was built in the 1870s. By the late 1940s, it was more like an antique, and so were its working practices. Many of the skilled workers never returned after the war, and there was not enough time to train up new workers in the ways of the pre-war era. And the pottery was still being run by trustees until a buyer could be found.

Rescue for the pottery came in the form of Hoults - a Newcastle removals firm. They were naturally interested in the

geographical site - 14 acres of land close to the city centre, where they could store furniture and park their substantial fleet

of vans. Fortunately, under the enlightened leadership of the new Managing Director, Fred Hoult, the pottery business also

benefited. New electric kilns were bought, staff were sent to Staffordshire to learn the 'modern' ways of manufacture, and

vigorous attempts were made to revive the crucial export market.

Pieces from the pre-war years were resurrected (a fact which makes dating of Maling wares from around this time

extremely difficult). An example is the range of embossed plaques which had first appeared in the 1930s. Many of these will

be found to carry a stamped date which indicates that they are 1940s productions, although the designs were first

introduced pre-war. 'Waved' designs continued to enjoy popular appeal

6567 - Embossed blossom bough, pink for ruby.

A typical Maling castle mark used from the 1920s through to the factory's closure in 1963. Several variations exist, and the words "Estd 1762", "'Newcastle-on-Tyne", or "Made in England" may or may not accompany the castle.