GB 0085 00/255,00/261,00/336,00/340,00/379,00/448
Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre
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The National Archives ACCESSION NUMBER: 255 SHORT TITLE: Eecords relating to the Fulhara Pottery, I865-I968 /255/1-67 - REFERENCE: DD su s&)zMi v-W pajilfc PROVENANCE: Court,
Ref. 52:l£ Description DD/255/
1 Jan.1906 - Jan.1921 Private ledger; indexed
2 Apr.1933 - Jan.1942 Ledger No.7; indexed
3 Sep.1925 - Mar.1945 Bought ledger No.2; indexed
4 July 1928 - Mar.I942 Country ledger No.l; indexed
5 Apr.1933 - Mar.1942 Town ledger; indexed
6 Jan.1926 - Sep.1928 Day book No.8
7 June 1934 - Tune 1938 Country day book No.11
8 Apr.3.948 - Feb. 1951 Pottery sales day book
9 Feb.1947 - Nov.1953 Day book [exports] j?* ( k v I
10 Oct,1942 - Apr.1946 Cash book
11 Dec.1950 - July 1953 Subsidiary cash book
12 July 1953 - Nov.1955 Subsidiary cash book
13 Feb.1891 - Sep.I89I Letter book; indexed
14 Oct.I898 - Jan.1900 Letter book; indexed
X 15 4 Oct.1928 Articles of association: The Fulham Pottery and Cheavin Filter Co.Ltd. Ref. Date Description DD/255/ I6/1-10
16/1 22 July 1870 Envelope addressed to C. Bailey containing:
16/2 22 July 1870 Letter Debenham, Tewson and Farmer, 80 Cheapside to C. Bailey, Fulharo Pottery Enclose duplicate copy of report 16/3 ND [July 1870] Duplicate report and valuation, Dec.I865
Debenham, Tewson and Farmer, 80 Cheapside DO Messrs. Tuke and Valpy Fulham Pottery
16/4 17 Feb.I869 Memorandum of agreement 1 C.J.C. Bailey, Fulham Pottery
2 William Knight, 29 Mason St., New Cross Knight to demolish and replace
existing iJo.l kiln 5 specifications given Cost: £60
16/5 28 June I883 Agreement 1 Bailey and Co., Fulham Potteries
2 Bowes Scott and Read, Broadway , Chambers, Westminster Bailey and Co. appointed agents for sanitary specialities and any articles manufactured for Bowes Scott and Read; terms include undertaking by Bailey and Co. not to make or sell any such articles to anyone else 16/6 16 June 1887 Letter Bowes Scott and Read, Broadway Chambers, Westminster to Messrs. Bailey and Co., Fulham Ref. Date Description DD/255/ 16/6 (cont.) Agree, following receipt of letter of previous day, that order in hand may he executed, allowing commission of 15^; request that in future latrines of other companies are not manufactured 16/7 28 July 1887 Letter Correspondents as above Following receipt of letter of previous day, request further letter stating that l^fo will be allowed on subsequent orders as well as on present orders from Messrs. Finch 16/8 2 Aug.1887 Letter Correspondents as above Following receipt of letter of 29th, feel that either they should receive commission on latrines made for Messrs, Finch, or that Bailey should not make them for other firms; orders from other firms will diminish own orders 16/9 18 Aug.1887 Letter Correspondents as above Believe that orders are stopped because School Board have stopped all works 16/10 12 Uov.1890 Letter Bowes Scott and Western, Broadway Chambers, Westminster to Messrs. Bailey and Co., Fulham Pottery, Fulham Willing for Bailey to be sole manufacturer of new-shaped open trough registered recently; tracing enclosed [missing] Ref. Date Description
DD/255/ 17 Feb.1889 Sale particulars Fulhara Pottery with plant and
stock; nos.57a and 57b Fulham High St., comprising two shops and houses; freehold
18 3 July 1890 Apprenticeship indenture Alfred Hambridge jnr.,
2 Laburnum House, Point Pleasant, Wandsworth, co. Surrey Charles Irvine Conyngham Bailey, Fulham Pottery to become a thrower
19 25 Nov.1938 Patent specification Gerard cfe Witt Vase or pot for cut flowers [Coralie vases]
20 1 May 1873 Price list James Stiff and Sons, London Pottery, High St., Lambeth
21 1 May 1873 Price list of general stoneware Doulton and Watts, Lambeth Pottery, High St., Lambeth
Advertisement sheet for Cheavins 22 ND [1875-6] water filters
John Gardner, chemist, 233 St. James' St., Montreal, sole agent for Canada; overprinted with change of address to
1397 St. Catherine St.,[Montreal]
[Advertisement]sheet announcing 23 ND [18761 award of highest prize for water filters to George Cheavin at Centennial International Exhibition,
Philadelphia, USA, I876 Ref. Date Description DD/255/ 24 - 6l Price' lists for Fulham Pottery productions; the dates in square brackets were provided by Mr. I. W. Cheavin
24 ND [1935-6] Vases by Constance Spry
25-26 ND [1935-6] Coralie vases and brackets
27 ND [1936] Garden figures etc.; includes Christopher Robin range
28 ND [1936] Alber ware [later known as Fulham
ware]
29 ND [1936] Meludor water softner
30 ND [1937] Dearston stoneware
31 ND [1939] Constance Spry*s coronation vase
32-33 ND [1946] Criss the Cresshog
34 ND [1950] The Clown Set
35 1950 Saludor water filters for pressure
36 1952 Saludor water filters
37 1954 Fulham flower vases
38 1954 General stoneware
39 1955 General stoneware
40-41 1955 Vases by Elaine Goddard.
42 1955 Saludor water filters
43 1956 Fulham flower vases Ref. Date Description
DD/255/ 44 1957 Saludor water filters
45 1957-8 Fulham modelling clay
46 1958 Saludor water filters
47 1958-9 Fulham colours for use with
Fulham clays
48 i960 Fulham flower vases
49 i960 Saludor water filters
50 I96I Saludor water filters
51 I96I General stoneware
52 May I96I Pottery kilns
53 ND [post-1961] Saludor water filters
54 ND [post-1950] Saludor water filters for pressure
55 ND Removable plate water filter
56 1961-2 Clays, glazes, wheels, kilns,
colours, etc.
57 1962 Vases by Julia Clements
58 1962 Tall hand-thrown Fulham vases
59 1962-3 Clays, glazes, wheels, kilns, colours etc. 60 1963 Clays, glazes, wheels, kilns, colours etc.
61 I968 Clays, glazes, wheels, kilns, colours etc.
62 Apr.1929 Catalogue of pottery exhibits in an Exhibition of Fulham Pottery and Prints, held at Fulham Library Ref. Date Description
DD/255/ 63 Oct.1953 Script for the appearance of Mr. I. W. Cheavin in the television programme 'London Town'
64 Nov.1954 Text of a talk on the history of Fulham Pottery, given by Mr. I. W. Cheavin
65 ND Invitation card to an exhibition of vases at the home of Mr. I. W. Cheavin
66 1969 Photocopy patent (11 June I858) Scfuier Cheavin. Spalding, co. Line, plumber and glazier 'An approved preparation or combination of mineral substances applicable for use as a pigment cement or mastic, or to be used either alone or in combination with other well known materials for washing scouring cleansing or bleaching purposes'
67 1969 Copy patent (26 Apr.l862) Squier Cheavin, Boston, co. Line. George Cheavin, Boston, co* Line. 'Improvements in filtering and purifying water and in apparatus employed therein' m
ACGflBXOV VOHRt 861 flfffiBCIt CD/261/1 $ far other reoorde relating to Fulhaa Pottery eee DT)/?55 PMHMMHh Dopoaitod by Hr. 1* W. Chearin, 39 Hlvermend Court, Fulhaa, 29 January 1970
UB/261/ 1 TO Plan of proposed faotofy sad flats at no. 210 "low £lags Road (Fulhaa Pottory) [not laploaoatsd] ACCESSION NUMBER: 336 SHORT TITLE: Further records of the Fulhara Pottery REFERENCE: DD/336/1-79; see also DD/255 and DD/26I PROVENANCE: Deposited on permanent loan by British Berkefeld Filters Ltd., Town Mills, Cannon Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, through Mr. 3. Cleaver at the Pottery, 10 March 1972 Note All loose papers found in volumes have been removed and stored separately after numbering, except for DD/336/2/2-21
Ref. Date Description
DD/336/
1 Mar. 1891 Jan. 1906 Ledger; indexed
d./1-21
2/l Apr. 1948 Sep. I965 Loose leaf ledger, arranged alphabetically
2/2-21 July 1953 Aug. I965 Miscellaneous papers interleaved in above (these have been left in their original locations and marked with the number of the page at which they were found)
3 June 1938 June 1939 Time and wages book (work force)
4 Aug. 1945 Aug. 1947 As above
5/1-11 5/l Aug. 1947 Sep. 1949 As above
5/2-11 Dec. 1947 July 1949 Correspondence, notes, etc. on and ND work force
- 6/1-18 6/l Sep. I949 Aug. 1951 Time and wages book (work force)
6/2-18 Apr. 1950 July 1951 Notes on work force etc. and ND
7 Aug. 1951 July 1953 Time and wages book (work force) Ref. Date Description DD/336/ 8/1-14 8/1 July 1953 - July 1955 As above 8/2-14 Mar. 1954 - May 1955 Notes on work force etc. and ND
9 Aug. 1955 - Aug. 1957 Time and wages book (work force)
IO/I-46
10/1 Aug. 1957 - Aug. 1959 As above IO/2-46 Oct. 1955 - June 1959 Correspondence, notes, etc. and ND on work force
H/l-19 ll/l Sep. 1959 - Sep. 1961 Time and wages book (work force) H/2-19 June I956 - Sep. I96I Notes on work force etc. and ND
12 Sep. 1961 - Sep. 1963 Time and wages book (work force)
13/1-20
13/l Sep. 1963 - Sep. 1965 As above 13/2-20 Sep. 1963 - Aug. 1965 Notes etc. on work force and ND
14 June 1951 - May 1953 Time and wages book (staff)
15 May 1953 - June 1955 As above
16 June 1955 - June 1957 As above
17 June 1957 - June 1959 As above
18 July 1959 - Nov. i960 As above
19 Oct. 1935 - Sep. 1937 Sales book
20/1-2
20/l Dec. 1948 - May I967 Filter stock and sales book 20/2 - I963 List of names of businesses headed "Circulars (1963)f
21 Sep. 1964 - Aug. 1965 Town clay sales day book DD/336/ As above 22 Sep. 1965 June I966 As above 23 July 1966 May I967 As above 24 May 1967 Apr. I968 Country clay sales day book 25 Sep. 1964 July 1965 As above 26 Aug. 1965 May I966 As above 27 June 1966 Mar. 1967 As above 28 Apr. 1967 Jan. I968 Cash sale3 day book 29 Aug. IQ65 Aug. 1966 As above 30 Feb. 1968 Aug. 1968 Stock book 31 Mar. 1962 Mar. 1969 Pottery stock book 32 Sep. 1963 Mar. I969 Colour and vase stock book 33 Mar. I966 Aug. I969 Export trade record book; indexed 34 Jan. 1945 Dec. 1951 Plants despatch book 35 Dec. 1929 Sep. 1943 Despatch record book 36 Sep. I960 July 1969 Order and despatch book (export) 37 Nov. 1938 Feb. 1947
38/1-3 Filter order and despatch book (export) May July 38/1 1949 1954 Correspondence re servicing of filters 38/2-3 Nov. 1954 Jan. 1955
39 Aug. 1954 June I958 Order and despatch book (export) Ref. Date Description DD/336/ 40/1-2 40/1 Deo. 1953 - July 1958 Packing book 40/2 Mar. 1957 - July 1958 Record of issue of letters of credit
41 Feb. 1948 Copy drawing Size 2 filter
42 Feb. 1948 As above; altered specifications
43 Feb. 1948 As above; manuscript notes in foreign language added
44 ND Photograph, retouched Cheavin*s 'Saludor* filte r
45 ND Drawing 'Meludorf water softening plant, model 'D* type
46 21 June 1931 Plans and drawings Proposed alteration and addition to premises at rear of 210 New Kings Rd.
47 Dec. 1945 Copy plan The Fulham Pottery, ground floor Drawing no. 11912 Scale: 1 inch : 16 ft.
48 Dec. 1945 As above; manuscript additions Scale: 1 inch : 8 ft.
49 Dec. 1945 As above; further manuscript additions
50 Dec. 1945 As above; coloured
51 Mar. 1946 Plan The Fulham Pottery, ground floor Drawing no. 12114, additions Scale: 1 inch : 8 ft. Ref. Date Description DD/336/
52-53 Mar. 1946 Copies of above, without additions Scale: 1 inch : 16 ft.
54 Deo. 1945 Copy plan The Fulham Pottery, first floor Drawing no. 11913; manuscript additions
Scale: 1 inch : 8 ft.
55 Mar. 1946 Plan
The Fulham Pottery, first floor Drawing no. 12115; additions Scale: 1 inch : 8 ft. 56 Mar. 1946 Copy of above; further manuscript additions Scale: 1 inch : 16 ft.
57-58 Mar. 1946 As above, without additions
59 Dec. 1945 Copy plan The Fulham Pottery, second floor Drawing no. 11914; manuscript additions
Scale: 1 inch : 8 ft.
60 Mars -1946 Plan
The Fulham Pottery, second floor Drawing no. 12116; additions Scale: 1 inch : 8 ft. 61-62 Mar. 1946 Copies of above; further manuscript additions Scale: 1 inch : 16 ft.
63-64 Mar. 1946 As above, without additions
65-66 ND Plan and copy The Fulham Pottery, ground floor Scale: 1 inch : 16 ft. Ref. Date Description DD/336/ 67-68 ND Plan and copy
The Fulham Pottery, first floor Scale: 1 inch : 16 ft.
69-70 ND Copy plans The Fulham Pottery, second floor Scale: 1 inch : 16 ft.
71 Jan. 1947 Plan The Fulham Pottery: rearrangement of drainage in urinal Scale: 1 inch : 2 ft.
72 Jan. 1947 Copy of above
73 Jan. 1947 As above, coloured Stamped and signed by Medical Officer of Health and Chairman of Health Committee, Metropolitan Borough of Fulham
74 May 1948 Copy planj coloured The Fulham Pottery: proposed paving of yards at rear
75 25 July I960 Copy plan The Fulham Pottery, ground floor Manuscript additions show L.C.C.'s requirements for fire escape routes Issued by L.C.C. building regulations division
76 25 July I960 Copy plan The Fulham Pottery, first floor Same issue as above
77 25 July I960 Copy plan The Fulham Pottery, second floor Same issue as above Ref, Date Description DD/336/ 78 ND Plan The Fulham Pottery, ground floor Shows drainage and levels for hosing down
79 ND Plan The Fulhara Pottery, [? first floor] Shows drainage and levels for hosing down Pottery aWtmSt B*4* *f fl * Fulhtta
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St^i JBRSKJP^ *^9M*^(*MJ *^^**"^^k^t R^iJiWtt^ ACCESSION mmi 979 SHOBT TITLE t Recerda relating to Frederick Lleeeonbe It Coapany and the Pulhaa Pottery
HMHI BO/579/Ml HI also m/255t BD/**1f *V53*i BB/340 and AON ^ 9 13/44* PSOmASCr.1 tepooitod fry the Fulhaa Pottery, Van Klaea Read, London 3.V.6
ltX* Bate eaorlptlaa, BD/379/
latei Tha baalaaaa of Frederick Lipaeoaba a Co., 49 Qnean Victoria leaden 3t*t l*e*4f water filter dealere, waa boafht by the Fulhan Fat Wry la 1944
1/1-4* 1/1 19244T1944] XAAAX af elieate
1/2-42 Jnly 1928-Har* 1944 Cerreepondeaee with elieate of Frederick Upoooaha a Can re ee*tleing af water filters
1/63 KDL?195?j Uat ef etaadlag orders due, with details ef action taken (May 1931- Jane 1932)
1/b4 HI Bowgh sketch Water filter supplied to Mrs, Littlejohn, Xaveroharroa, Ardfnytfcoeeahire (ale)
1/65-66 ID ,£nlargad jhetee ef "white jaapere" or spring-tails fraa tha aarfaee ef aafllterei water'
2/1-40 2/1 iaa* 1951-flee, 1934 Day book
2/2-39 ii)[?1931-1954j Lists af steading ordera dee, with details af action takes (July 1929- Bee, 1934) 2/1-40
V40 4 [t1?31] Sttolloato latter flvm&vstok) Ufseesba A Co. [49 Qaooa Victoria St., tedw 1*0*4] to MMMMM Oat 8o,* BaBtal Dapartaant, l-:arfora MET iJtepnoy [London] Servicing of wator filters
5 MM 1927-Juna 1932 Packing book MS Pasted at baokt coloured lllaatraUoa *o*vift'* Hmmm* mwn
4/1-28 4/1-12 fvioo llata for ftolbaw Pottery
W MDlmwm) iroooo tiitiil v eow*o*oo s w L&[1f54] IMFCM at fxoatt noto lodaetion of pweehaao tax
4/2 miny*] mmm ooloara for **o mil roibaa ouiv iim iiii) 4/5 JW ItttMl flower MM
4/4 JIN illlWiliHl falfcaa Mi doalgnod by
firla Griffiths
Vf **[T1*4] artlota' MM (1*4-1*5)
4/4 MtfftfH Cl*y*. eUaaa, wheel., kllna, MM *** £1*5-1*66)
Vf MS MLMJLTMMMLTMI
4/8*9 MB Stoaovaro aemlotasos designed by Rule
QiSlffi*BO 4/^-12 (****)
4/10 M Kilos ana asoaeeorlss
4/11 *D Hotter'a vhsals and toola
4/12 1 Sap, 1996 Hand nada wire newer beldam aade by George Charles Vest Ltd. to fit Pelhaa Pottery flower vases
4/19 B Soggeeted flower arrangeaente by Julia
Cleaoato for Julhaa Pottery oontainora
4/I4-I9 HO Instruction cards for Cheewla'e filters
4/20-26 Ml Labels oad iastraotioas for Cheevin'e filters
4/27-28 JO Gosoad labels depleting oil painting of Palhaa Pottery by Carol Wright exhibited at the Royal Aoadeny la 1951 SSIOK HBNBHRt AM SHORI flfLHt Bat-to relating to tho Falhara Pottery and Prcderiek Llpaoo&bo & Con posy T JOntgtCSt SaV448/l-11t see also Bfc/2e1t BV33bt BD/540 and DD/379 xBOfKBABCEt Deposited by 9b% Hiohells, Pitiiuai Pottery, Bow Kings Head, Load00 S*w*6, 12 Psosasar 1975
BB£* Sato DaaarlpUoB BB/44B/ Kulhaa Pottery
1 I Apr. ifU Patent George William Cheevla, 2$ Dtybargh utney, co. urr., Mrector of a labile Company Henry Williaa Bathbone, 23 Konnlngten Oral, co. Surr., pottery aaoagor * Improvements in or aonoeitaO with tha aaaafeetars of bottles or other hollow articlae of stoneware and other kinds of earthenware'
2 2? Apr. 1923 Certificate of extension of eopjrlgbt la deoiga far the third period of five years [not sealed] 1st Patent Office, Designs Branch, Leaden Messrs Page, White sad Taaghaa have made the prescribed payment for the exteneien of copyright la Dealgn Bo 623302 in olass 4
3/1-4 3/1*2 5 Ang. 1927 Gertifioato of rogiotratioa of deeiga
George William Cheevla 'A aeahiaad batter eorer and ooolsr, tho predominating material being earthen ware or burnt clay or baked clay'I drawing included Hfr Jteta £stfatMHI BI5/44H/ 5/1-4 (aoat.) 3/3 tf July 1952 Certificate of as**aaien of copyright
The PajWmt Offioe, Bealgaa Branch,
******* fege, WMta and Vmighan aado th* preacribed payaeat for the extension of copyright in design doaorihad la
5/4 4 July 195? Certificate of extension of eofyriisht In deeiga for tho third pariod of five
The latent Office, £**igae Branch,
Kesaro. fage, White and larrar aado tho prooariaat fayaoat for the extension of eonyrlgfet la deeigm doecrltad la DI/443/3/1-2
4/1-2 *b Jan. 1928 Certifioete of registration of design
U aatal hot-water battle't drawings lnelnced
5 15 t*f* 1929 Certificate of regietratioa of design OLaorta] htilliaa] Choarla *1 eeaftinad silk eora ana 0001*** tho nreitaninaUng Material being earthen ware, or hmat slay or hafced olay* ?
6 21 Got. 1950 Itefalooa for patent Oioaaaja] v[UUaaj ***** * fao falhaa Pottory A Choaria mter Co. Ltd. *A Combined Filter and Water Softener for £eaoatie U*** 7/1-2 20 Oot. 1950 Certificate for registration of design The Folium Pottery ead Gheavln filter Co. Ltd. 'Aa ornaaental plaqoe [In ehape of e seagull] node wholly of clay (burnt or baked), glaae, earthenware, porcelain or oenent*i photographs included
S/1-2 8/1 22 Sop. 1937 Utter Page, White end Ferrer, 27 Chancery Lone, Tenden W.0.2, chartered patent
to I [en] W[ineton] Cheavia, The Pulhaa Pottery & Cheerio Filter Co. ltd.,
Felaaa, tendon S.W.6 Application for a patent for *inproro neete in end relating to liquid dlapeneiag derleoa1 haa been filed et the Potent Office i dlaonoeee epeelflootlone
8/2 22 Sop. 1937 Beplioate prorloiaoal epooifioationa Pogo, White end Ferrer, 27 Chancery lane, London W.C.2
*Iaprorenonte In and relating to liquid dispensing devices'
9 2 Juao 1944 Aoolgnaant 1. Freak John Waller, 49 Queen Victoria St., City ef London, aanafaaturor 2* Fulhea Pottery & Chearin Filter Co. Ltd., 210 Saw Klag*e Be.,
London, S*W*e City of Lendont buelaoea ef water filter dealer carried on at 49 Ocean Victoria St., together with goodwill and exclusive right to aae the aaae of Frederick LIyiecate £ Co. Conoideratioai £23 lit ' j**1 esoriyi£,y DV44T/
10 15 D M . 1910 inifawt 1* ******* lyaaa, 13 & 14 Trinity
Sq*t City *f London, ******** 2. J*dah Horyosoph, 13 4 14 Trtnfty
s'q*v City of London, ***** City of London! ***tj*JI of wator filter dealer carried on at 13 * 14 Trfafty H**
together with goodwill Conaidoratiom £599 2a 7d
11/1*15 4p** 1919-**b 1920 Corr**nond*noo r* yarohaao of tho imalaoas of Upooeabo & Co., *** Danatan'B B*1141a**, S** Duns tan'a Hill, London, filter narrafactarars, by Prank John Wallor for Prodoriok Llpaoombo 4 Co., 49 Qooao Victoria 3t*, London X.C.4