ASHTRAYS x 2 POOLE Identical PAIR 1922-45 England STUNNING `BN` FLORAL PATTERN Cigarettes Smokers

POOLE identical pair of ASHTRAYS

1922 - 1945

BN FLORAL PATTERN

The xx signature of the decorator belongs to Hilda Hampton (Cleal), 1927-1945.

The other mark is Ethel Barrett 1922-27 (variation).

Some information.........

Most traditional and contemporary Poole carries a pattern code. This is usually 2 or 3 letters, sometimes preceded by a slash ("/"). Common floral patterns are BN and CS, for example. From the 1950s on, some patterns were classified as "elaborate", in which case the pattern code was preceded by an "E", or "simplified" ("S"). There was also a medium ("M") and Gwen Haskins, paintshop supervisor, used her own "X" mark as a prefix. It is a common mistake to see "signed by the painter BN" or similar in descriptions of Poole this is not the painter, it is the pattern code. 

                      Dimensions = identical 75mm Square x 20mm deep.

Condition = Good condition. Some very light crazing.