Gibson & Paterson Jug

Small Duraline Grindley ivory hotel ware jug
with reference Gibson & Paterson Australia & NZ

50 mm high





the shape seems identical to small Crown Lynn jug
I would appreciate any views on whether perhaps this is NZ Pottery, or a Crown Lynn connection

Hi gloworm, This is made by Grindley England.
It even has the date stamped on it in black.
Gibson & Paterson were a worldwide distributor of vitrified ware before Crown Lynn bought them in 1968.
Crown Lynn copied an enormous amount of shapes from England and this would be one of them I'm sure. Crown Lynn chose well.
That is the only connection I feel.

Maybe, a simple answer. Because Gibson & Paterson were manufacturers and there is a reference to Australia & NZ it could be that the item was made by Gibson & Paterson for Grindley. Either that or the hotelware was made in England for GibPat, though then there may have been a 'for' with the reference to Australia & NZ and Gib Pat. I may keep an open mind about this topic until more comes to light about the GibPat connection.

Gibson & Paterson were distributors not manufacturers. The manufacturer in this case was Grindley.
There is plenty of information on Google, that is where I did my research.
It would be a good idea to check it out for yourself.