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RARE* Antique Golden Cowslip Rich Cream, Rule & Dixon, Halifax Yorkshire, c. 1920
$98.00
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This is a rare English stoneware advertising cream jug for Golden Cowslip Rich Cream, produced for Rule & Dixon of Halifax, Yorkshire. The jug was supplied to customers as both a practical cream vessel and a promotional advertisement for the dairy.
The front transfer reads:
Golden Cowslip Rich Cream Brand
Fresh Daily
Rule & Dixon
Halifax
Rule & Dixon operated as a dairy and cream supplier in Halifax during the early 20th century, delivering fresh milk, cream, and other dairy products to local homes and businesses. Stoneware jugs like this were commonly used before disposable cartons and bottles became widespread. Their durable glazed finish helped keep cream cool and made them suitable for repeated daily use.
The “Golden Cowslip” name references the cowslip flower long associated with English meadows, springtime, and rich country dairy products. Dairy companies often used pastoral names and imagery to emphasize freshness and quality.
This pot features a cream-colored salt-glazed body with a contrasting brown glazed rim, a classic style produced by English potteries during the early 20th century.
The pot is in good condition with a crisp black transfer, some burial staining, a flatter chip area on the top rim in back. Please review all the pictures for your best description.
Measures approximately 3 3/4” tall x 2 3/4” at the base x 1 1/2” mouth.
This is an authentic antique advertising pot sourced during my recent buying trip to England. I have been sourcing these wonderful antique pots for over 12 years from friends who are actually digging them up in ancient rubbish sites all over England. I purchased my first antique Advertising pot when my husband and I had the wonderful opportunity to live in England in the 1980’s. Our daughter was born there and we enjoyed living in England so much we often went back to visit after returning to the US.
Interestingly, this same daughter’s husbands job moved them to London were we have enjoyed visiting our grandchildren and doing serious antiquing.
On our many visits we have became friends with many of the “diggers” excavating the ancient dumpsites all over the UK and now source thousands of pots from them every year. I still love the charm they add to every room they are placed in.
Returns are not accepted on these rare authentic pieces but please contact if you have any questions.
| Weight | 1.7 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 5 × 5 × 5 in |
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