Pottery made between 1928 and 1949 has the full signature of William Moorcroft, a Burslem stamp and a Made in England stamp changed as William Moorcroft moved from Macintyre & Co, at the start of the 20th Century, and set up his own factory in 1914.

What is a Moorcroft trial piece?

When a Moorcroft artist designs a piece, before the FINAL design for a Limited or Numbered Edition is decided upon - a few differing versions are produced. These are TRIALS. A Trial is a true representation of the Moorcroft design - but a pre-production working version.

Who does Moorcroft collect for?

Moorcroft are a debt purchase and debt collection agency that buy and collect other companies debts, which is why you may not recognise them. Moorcroft basically bulk buy or chase bad debts off finance companies and collect defaulted accounts on behalf of Scottish Power, BT, O2, United Utilities and others.