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Pottery => What's my Pottery? => Topic started by: Anne on August 14, 2007, 01:26:07 PM

Title: Modern-ish ceramic butter dish.. John Hunt & Co
Post by: Anne on August 14, 2007, 01:26:07 PM

Can anyone identify for me who John Hunt & Co might be please? As is Hunt's Original Hot Top Butter Softener which carries a mark for an Industrial Copyright 1982. I bought my first of these brand new just after I'd moved to London, from a shop in Tottenham Court Road, and it worked brilliantly until it came to a sad end on the quarry tiled floor some years ago. I managed to find a replacement on eBay - see attached - but haven't managed to find out who John Hunt & Co is - I'm assuming British because of the Industrial Copyright notice but can anyone add more please?

Title: Re: Modern-ish ceramic butter dish.. John Hunt & Co
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 14, 2007, 02:11:23 PM

Probably not a UK company, there isn't registration of industrial copyright in the UK see here (http://mewburn.com/resource/industrial-copyright/)    Mod: Link updated after they'd reorganised their pages!

Title: Re: Modern-ish ceramic butter dish.. John Hunt & Co
Post by: Anne on August 14, 2007, 02:26:17 PM

My bad, thanks Christine. I thought there was one - I wonder where I was thinking of?  Well it's an English-speaking country, so that narrows it down a little. :) I'll move this to the general ID forum instead until we can track them down.

Title: Re: Modern-ish ceramic butter dish.. John Hunt & Co
Post by: Anne on January 25, 2017, 04:29:19 AM

Ho hum! My replacement one has been Tiggered!

:thd:

My dearly beloved husband managed to clout the lid of it with something heavy (a wall cupboard I think!)  and took a chunk out of it, so I now have a hot top butter dish without the hot top!  :boohoo:

:pst:  I suppose it did well to survive him for 10+ years.... he is very good at breaking things!  :fby: