Here's a very quick guide on how to date your Carlton Ware. Most pre 1940's pieces are hand marked with a four digit pattern number in black.Read this number from the base of the piece and use the guide below...
Carlton Ware started its life in 1890 in Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire,England. The factory was founded by James Frederick Wiltshaw in partnership with two brothers, James Alcock and William Herbert Robinson....
British silver is world-renowned for the current hallmarking system which was established during the Middle Ages and in principle that has not changed in all that time.A law which was established over six...