The Maling Collectors' Society

Maling pottery was produced, first in Sunderland and later in Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1762 to 1963. Initially, there is little to distinguish Maling ware from that of any other local factory in north east England.

However, the discovery of a way to make marmalade jars and other containers by machine brought significant income. (Customers included Keillers marmalade and Ringtons tea.) This allowed the opportunity to expand the production of decorated wares.

As an example, china was imported from Staffordshire and Limoges. This china was then decorated in Newcastle and sold on under the Maling name.

In the early 20th century, the pottery also used the trade name of "Cetem" (a phonetic spelling of the initials CTM - CT Maling & Sons).

Later, the production of elaborate lustred wares, under the guidance of Art Director Lucien Boullemier, prompted the pottery to adopt the advertising slogan of: "the Trademark of Excellence". Today's collectors agree that the best of Maling's wares can easily stand comparison with the products of their more famous contemporaries.

For more information and photographs of Maling ware, please see the History pages.

About the Society...

The Collectors' Society is a research body which aims to rediscover as much as possible about the history and wares of this prolific company. If you or a member of your family have a connection with Maling, we would be pleased to hear from you.

Our achievements to date include:

• The recovery of Maling moulds, sold off when the factory closed in 1963. These have been successfully used at our collectors' days to demonstrate how Maling ware was made
• A professionally-made DVD of Maling workers casting and decorating pots and recalling their time at the pottery (contact us for details)
• A series of informative newsletters (available via the menu on your left)
• An appearance on BBC Television's "Flog It!" programme, in which we publicised the quality and collectability of Maling

We hope to build on these achievements in the near future as we develop our online activities.

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Patrons:
Roger Allan, Tony Boullemier, Fred Hoult, Caroline Kirkhope, Heather Maling, Dr John Maling, Steven Moore.