Wade Coddlers
Wade coddlers are made of pottery, including the lid. They are
typically a dull brownish-bluish-green, and there is plenty of
variation in colours found.
Sizes/Shapes
Wade coddlers come in a single and a double
size.
The single size is just under 3 inches tall (measured to the top of
the lifting ring), and 2 ½ inches in diameter at the mouth.
The base is 1 11/16 inches in diameter.
The double size is 4 to 4 ¼ inches tall, and 2 ½ inches in diameter at
the mouth, and the base is 1 11/16 inches in
diameter.. The shape is cylindrical with a very slight taper, and a
small pedestal.
Please note: the size/shape combinations that we have listed here
are the ones that we have verified from existing collections. This is
not an exhaustive list ... if you have a Wade coddler in your
collection that does not exactly match any of the descriptions here,
please do
Patterns and Backstamps
Plain Ivory
This coddler has WADE and IRELAND
embossed on the bottom. It is one of only two Wade coddlers that does
not have the row of shamrocks around the top.
To date, we've seen this in the double size only.
Plain Dark Brown Amber
This coddler has a row of shamrocks around the top, and
BY WADE and IRELAND embossed on the bottom.
We have only seen these in single size.
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| Single Size Dark Brown Amber - "By Wade Ireland" Backstamp
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Dark Brown
This coddler does not have shamrocks around the top, but has chickens
sitting on nests. The backstamp says
BALLYFREE FARMS,
WADE,
IRISH PORCELAIN,
and
MADE IN IRELAND
To date, we've seen this in the single size only.
These coddlers were produced in 1975 and were obtained
with egg carton tokens. -- AC-16.
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| Single Size Dark Brown With Chickens - "BallyFree
Farms" Backstamp
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Glossy Brownish Bluish Green - Script Backstamp
This backstamp consists of the words MADE IN IRELAND
embossed along the bottom, with IRISH PORCELAIN in relief
script around the top (of the backstamp).
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| Single Size with Columns - "Irish Porcelain" Backstamp
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Glossy Brownish Bluish Green - Shamrock with a Letter Backstamp
This backstamp consists of the words MADE IN IRELAND and
IRISH PORCELAIN with a shamrock in the centre. In the centre
of the shamrock there is a letter. We have verified examples of the
following letters:
A,
B,
C,
G,
H,
J,
and K. It is probable that other combinations of size and letter
exist. If you have a backstamp letter/size combination that is not
listed in
the matrix below,
please do
contact us with details.
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| Coddler Shapes/Sizes |
| Size |
Backstamp Letter |
Notes |
Sources |
| Single |
A |
|
AC-11 |
| ? |
B |
|
AC-11 |
| Single |
C |
|
EA |
| ? |
G |
|
AC-11 |
| Single |
H |
|
EA |
| Double |
H |
|
EA |
| Double |
J |
|
EA |
| Double |
K |
|
EA |
Glossy Brownish Bluish Green - Wade Shamrock Backstamp
This backstamp consists of the words MADE IN IRELAND and
IRISH PORCELAIN with a shamrock in the centre. In the centre
of the shamrock there is the word WADE. The existance of this
style of Wade coddler has not been verified. If you have a coddler in
your collection that matches this description, please
contact us.
Glossy Brownish Bluish Green - Irish Language Backstamp
This backstamp consists of a circle with the words MADE IN
IRELAND and the Irish equivalent: EIRE ZIR A OBEANZA
around the outside, and
IRISH PORCELAIN and WADE in the centre.
Glossy Brownish Bluish Green - Shamrock and Crown Backstamp
This backstamp consists of a circle with the words IRISH
PORCELAIN across the top, WADE and IRELAND at the
bottom, and a logo consisting of a shamrock and a crown in the centre.
To date, we've seen this in the single size only.
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| Single Size - "Crown and Shamrock" Backstamp
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Glossy Brownish Bluish Green - A.S. Cooper Backstamp
This backstamp consists of the words MADE IN IRELAND
and A.S. COOPER. There are several speculations about who
A.S. Cooper was, or their relationship to Wade. According to a
correspondant in Bermuda, we have learned the following:
A.S Cooper & Sons is one of the Largest China Stores here in
Bermuda. They have been established since the late 1800's. They
brought in a lot of the Irish Wade products and I assume that they
had them marked with there own store 'Logo' for publicity.
There are two body style variations of these coddlers. Some of these
coddlers have the row of shamrocks completely encircling the body of
the coddler. The backstamp lettering on these coddlers is flat.
Other coddlers with this backstamp have the rows of shamrocks
interrupted by two pairs of smooth vertical columns, similar to those
found on the
plain dark brown amber coddlers mentioned earlier. The coddlers
with the vertical columns have a backstamp in relief (the letters
extend out beyond the surface of the backstamp).
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| A.S. Cooper Single Size - No Columns
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| A.S. Cooper Double Size - No Columns
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Glossy Brownish Bluish Green - Solomon's Mines Backstamp
This backstamp consists of the words SOLOMON'S MINES BAHAMAS.
