Topic: Hobnail cheese dome

[Simba]

My latest find at the Flea Market at lovely hobnail pattern cheese dome by Davidson....I think...though not marked.

[Paul S.]

as long as you didn't come back with any fleas

would agree it looks like something from Davidsons 'hobnail suite'  -  trouble is that 'hobnail' was produed by other factories as well.
Davidson first Registered their version in August 1890, and it's always possible they may well have added this item during the following decades.
The original Board of Trade Registration No. for Davidson's hobnail is 153858, but mould Nos. may well have long since faded or been obliterated if this was pressed much later.           The well known lion trademark - although not apparently used after about the end of the C19 - may well have continued for however long an early mould remained in use - which may well have been some few years (but probably not on this piece).

Sorry, none of this really helps - let's hope a Davidson collectors looks in - failing which you might ask Chris Stewart              

[Simba]

Thanks for that Paul...looking at the picture in this link: http://www.pressedintime.com/davidson2.htm
mine isn't as tall at the one in the catalogue. Mine has 6 rows of hobnails,  the catalogue one has 9 rows.

[Paul S.]

just realized that I have what appears to be the same bell, and no marks on mine either.

You may not have left gaps either side of the link - which may be why it's not working.??

[Mod: link now working - space added at start]

[Glen]

It appears to be by Edward Moore (illustrated in the Tyne and Wear on-line Archives).

[Paul S.]

thanks Glen...........   but being a bit thick I can't seem to bring up the right connection...............    might you do the honours if you have the time

[Lustrousstone]

There doesn't seem to be a picture but http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/collections/search-our-collections.html gives TWCMS : F3730. Clicking on the link when you input the number into search gives more details

[Paul S.]

thanks Christine  -  I see that TWCMS: F3739 is giving a height of 4.5 cms.                   The actual bell alone is something like 15 cms. tall, and the dish part alone is 3.5 cms. tall.              Am I at cross purposes do you think?   -  looking at the wrong piece perhaps?
sorry to seem thick.

[Glen]

http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/arbeia/collections/search-our-collections.html

as Christine said ... then I did a search for Moore and ticked the box for images to be displayed. The first page gave the hits. The item is TWCMS: 2002 1254 and is described as a cake stand (yes, a cake stand). Height 14.5 cm, height of dish below, 3 cm.

GT

[Lustrousstone]

I think those dimensions are given in a odd fashion and that it's certainly a contender