W. M. Co Semi Porcelain Back Stamp

annie1971

13 years ago

I have a pitcher and wash bowl by the Willets Manufacturing Co of Trenton NJ. I know it dates between 1879 - 1909, but I would like to be more specific on the date period. They used a few different stamps, and this is the one in the octagon (W. M. Co ) with Semi above and Porcelain below. It's the only one that I haven't been able to put a time period to.

Anyone here have info on the dates Willets used the octagon shape back stamp?

Comments (3)

sunnyca_gw
13 years ago
It's on page 152 of Kovels' New Dictionary of Marks but says 1879-1909 (1879-1962) So they may have closed for short time & reopened or reorganized, had a fire or who knows. No date give as to when this backstamp was used. Sorry!
annie1971
Original Author
13 years ago
From what I've learned, Willets used the Semi Porcelain octagonal back stamp only on their semi porcelain pieces, most likely throughout the 1879-1906 period. So I will advertise it as such. They used different marks on different products. If anyone learns something different, I would love to hear from you.
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