Antique Set Of William Rodgers Bone Handle Knives In Original Box Stoneware All of the items have

All of the items have fading of the gold trim

cold meats etc

The item is a tea plate and matching saucer decorated in the Royal Stafford pattern 8171

The items are each etched at the bottom: Indonesia

green and blue and gold trim on the rim and on the base

Antique Set Of William Rodgers Bone Handle Knives In Original Box Stoneware All of the items haveThe firm of William Rodgers was established in 1830 and appears to have ceased trading in the 1870s. The firm used the trade mark I cut my way with an image of a mincing knife (An Ulu An inuit skinning knife). According to research John Clark took over the trade mark I cut my way and the William Rodgers name in 1911. In 1980 the Egginton Group took over the I cut my way mark. William Rodgers is also the firm associated with manufacturing the Fairbairn