backstamps

Guest Sun Jun 08, 2008 6:36 pm

I like the idea of a backstamp photo collection. Here's a couple of mine:

and the urn it's from:

And

on this 8cm high vase

Guest Sat Jun 21, 2008 7:24 pm

The first is from the cigar jar, the second from the 1950 Empire Games mug and the third from an Ambrico electric jug.

Guest Sun Jun 22, 2008 7:54 pm

Not sure whether you'd call this a backstamp. It's the impressed back of a 14 x 14 cm plaque. This is from a bisque fired example:

**collectiques** Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:52 pm

Here's one I haven't noticed before - on an old mixing bowl

**TimCaulton** Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:20 pm

so how many different stamps are there?

Guest Thu Jul 31, 2008 1:34 pm

Not sure how many there were - Valerie Monk's book has 133 pictured including two labels and early "Made in New Zealand" variations. There are also client specific ones and many variations of the pattern specific ones. As many as there are patterns I guess.

Here's the clearest MiNZ variation I've been able to snap so far:

and the horse it rode in on:

**collectiques** Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:16 am

I'm also wondering whether I might do an extra web page just for CL backstamps - like the Crown Lynn shape guide.

I think they might be easier to search through when uniformly spread across a page?

What does everyone else think? Worthwhile for collectors as a resource or not?

Guest Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:29 am

I think thats a great idea - and where we can the approximate dates they were used. Not always possible I know. Question

**TimCaulton** Fri Aug 01, 2008 11:29 am

collectiques wrote:Great clear pics - thanks Tonikoni

I'm also wondering whether I might do an extra web page just for CL backstamps - like the Crown Lynn shape guide.

I think they might be easier to search through when uniformly spread across a page?

What does everyone else think? Worthwhile for collectors as a resource or not?

Do you mean something like the way the marks were set out on my website??

Guest Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:33 pm

I wonder if it would simplify things to use Valerie Ringer Monk's list as a starting point and only add variations or additional backstamps to an online list?

Avoid re-inventing the wheel?

on this:

**collectiques** Fri Aug 01, 2008 3:20 pm

TimCaulton wrote:
collectiques wrote:Great clear pics - thanks Tonikoni

I'm also wondering whether I might do an extra web page just for CL backstamps - like the Crown Lynn shape guide.

I think they might be easier to search through when uniformly spread across a page?

What does everyone else think? Worthwhile for collectors as a resource or not?

Do you mean something like the way the marks were set out on my website??

Pretty much Tim -thumbnails perhaps ...but just smallish photos - small file size - easy to load...sort of thing...

**collectiques** Fri Aug 01, 2008 3:31 pm

tonykoni wrote:I wonder if it would simplify things to use Valerie Ringer Monk's list as a starting point and only add variations or additional backstamps to an online list?

Avoid re-inventing the wheel?

Agree with you about not reinventing the wheel - the problem is though Val Monks backstamp section would be her copyright ...and I guess I was thinking about those collectors who don't have a copy of that book or Gail Henry's book ...so I guess in a way we might have to double up ...in order to not cross over the copyright line...

worth thinking about some more anyway... Very Happy

Guest Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:42 pm

This is off an Air New Zealand butter dish:

and this from a bowl:

**collectiques** Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:47 am

ev wrote:Could it be Crown Lynn .......as I've often thought that it might be.
That is the first time that I've seen both stamps together .... thanks tonykoni.

in my opinion yes...I was told that years ago by a collector and especially cups are often marked that way....I guess they often can't fit the rest of the info in...mind you...much of the CL dinnerware is completely unmarked as well.

Guest Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:22 pm

This is one of the shapers used in backstamp production:

and examples of two of the kinds of stamps used:

I tried to photograph the stamps but they're saturated in colour. These are Spring Shadow d457 and Sylvia:

**shazz** Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:41 pm

**collectiques** Fri Apr 03, 2009 5:12 pm

a backstamp I haven't come across before - on a set of Crown Lynn spice jars

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