Unknown Manufacturer - UM01title> </head> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/eggcoddlers.css" type="text/css" /> <link rel="stylesheet" href="manufacturer.css" type="text/css" /> <body bgcolor="white"> <a name="Top"></a> <h1>Unknown Manufacturer - UM01</h1> </a> <p> These coddlers are similar in shape to <a href="/Wade">Wade</a> double coddlers. Most of them are painted or glazed a single colour. All these coddlers are made of pottery, including the lid, and the lifting ring. These coddlers come in a single and a double size. </p> <p> These coddlers are all very similar in style, and so we have assumed that they are by a single manufacturer. However, there are subtle differences in shape, style, and backstamps -- it is possible that more than one manufacturer, or licensee, was involved in producing these. </p> <ul> There is circumstantial evidence to suggest that at least some were made by <a href="/RoyalWorcester/">RW</a>. One that I bought came in a box that was very similar to the boxes that RW uses: same blue colour, with <b>Made in England</b> on the side, but no other markings. The paperwork that came with it refers to <b>Epicure's Choice</b>. A very similar phrase is used by RW to decribe their <b>Epicure's Delight</b> coddlers. -- <a href="/sources/#BB">BB</a>. </ul> <p> Some of the lids of these coddlers are inscribed with the British ceramic registration number <b>Regd 720797</b>. </p> <table align="center"> <tr> <td><a href="cover-regno.jpg"> <img src="cover-regno.jpg" height="75" alt="Cover Registration Number"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Cover Registration Number </tr> </table> <h2>Date Information</h2> <p> We do not have any means of accurately calculating the date of manufacture of these coddlers. However, we can make an estimate at the earliest date of manufacture of the style, using the British registration numbers and American patent numbers. British Registration Number 636,774 was issued in 1914. The U.S. Design Patent Application for Patent 49,405 was filed on May 22, 1916. British Registration Number 720,797 was issued in 1927. Note that a piece may have been manufactured years, or even decades, after the design was registered or patented. If the lid is inscribed with <b>Regd 720797</b> you can be sure that it was not manufactured before 1927. </p> <h2>Sizes</h2> <p> There are two sizes of the coddlers in this style. </p> <a name="Single"></a> <p> The <b>single</b> size egg coddler in this style is 3 ½ inches tall, from the base to the top of the lifting ring, with the lid screwed onto the body. This size is 2 <tiny><sup>15</sup>/<sub>16</sub></tiny> inches in diameter at the top of the body of the coddler. </p> <a name="Double"></a> <p> The <b>double</b> size egg coddler in this style is 4 ½ inches tall. </p> <table align="center"> <tr> <td><img src="ironstone-01.jpg" alt="Example of This Style"> </tr> </table> <a name="DippingStands"></a> <h2>Dipping Stands</h2> <p> In some cases, these coddlers were sold in sets of two or four, with a metal "dipping stand" that would be used to lower and raise the coddlers into a pan of boiling water for cooking. Some examples are shown below. </p> <table border align="center"> <tr> <td><a href="bs-england/pheasant-01-pair-stand.jpg"> <img src="bs-england/pheasant-01-pair-stand.jpg" height="250" alt="2-Coddler Dipping Stand"></a> </td> <td><a href="bs-patent-49405/light-blue-single-03-with-stand.jpg"> <img src="bs-patent-49405/light-blue-single-03-with-stand.jpg" height="250" alt="4-Coddler Dipping Stand"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <th colspan="2">Dipping Stands</th> </tr> </table> <a name="Backstamps"></a> <h2>Backstamps, Colours, and Patterns</h2> <table border width="100%"> <tr> <th width="30%">Backstamp characteristics</th> <th width="30%">Example images of backstamp</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Backstamps that are imprinted <b>MADE IN ENGLAND</b> inside a circle. <i><a href="bs-england">[Details]</i> </td> <td><a href="bs-england/"> <img src="bs-england/pat-1.jpg" height="75" alt="Made in England"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Backstamps that are imprinted <b>RD NO 636774</b>, <b>MADE IN ENGLAND</b>, and <b>U.S.A. PATENT NO 49405</b>, in a circle. <i><a href="bs-patent-49405/">[Details]</a></i> </td> <td><a href="bs-patent-49405/"> <img src="bs-patent-49405/pat-1.jpg" height="75" alt="Patent 49405"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Backstamps imprinted <b>TEMPLE & CROOK</b> and either <b>MADE IN ENGLAND</b> or <b>BRITISH MADE</b>. <i><a href="bs-temple-crook/">[Details]</a></i> </td> <td><a href="bs-temple-crook/"> <img src="bs-temple-crook/pat-1.jpg" height="75" alt="Temple & Crook"></a> <a href="bs-temple-crook/"> <img src="bs-temple-crook/pat-2.jpg" height="75" alt="Temple & Crook"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Backstamps imprinted <b>THE ORIGINAL KITCHENER EGG CUP</b>, and <b>MADE IN ENGLAND</b> in two concentric circles. <i><a href="bs-kitchener/">[Details]</a></i> </td> <td><a href="bs-kitchener/"> <img src="bs-kitchener/pat-1.jpg" height="75" alt="Kitchener Backstamp"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Backstamps imprinted <b>MB</b> and <b>MILTON BROOK ENGLAND</b>. It is not known if this is the name of the retailer/distributor of the coddlers, or the name of the manufacturer. <i><a href="bs-milton-brook/">[Details]</a></i> </td> <td><a href="bs-milton-brook/"> <img src="bs-milton-brook/pat-1.jpg" height="75" alt="Milton Brook Backstamp"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>A backstamp embossed <b>TAYLOR TUNNICLIFF & CO LTD MADE IN ENGLAND</b>. It is not known if this is the name of the retailer/distributor of the coddlers, or the name of the manufacturer. A single sized pink coddler. <i><a href="bs-taylor-tunnicliffe/">[Details]</a></i> </td> <td><a href="bs-taylor-tunnicliffe/"> <img src="bs-taylor-tunnicliffe/pat-1.jpg" height="75" alt="Taylor Tunnicliffe Backstamp"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> A backstamp printed with a crown and a circle, in which there may be a maker's mark. A single sized coddler, decorated with the classic Blue Willow pattern and gold trim <i><a href="bs-crown/">[Details]</a></i> </td> <td><a href="bs-crown/"> <img src="bs-crown/pat-1.jpg" height="75" alt="Crown Backstamp"></a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>No backstamp. A single sized ivory coddler, similar to the others, but slightly smaller. This is sometimes found with a <b>TAIWAN</b> sticker attached. </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table> <p> If you know anything else about these coddlers, or if you have examples that are not shown here, please <a href="/contact/">contact us</a>. </p>  <! 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