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Iris Wade 'The Early Years' I wonder how many Wade collectors there are world wide? The Wade Collectors Club have some 10,000 members but there are a significant number more who are not affiliated to any organization but do still, collect Wade. They can be seen ferreting out pieces at car boot sales, flee markets, collectors fairs and the like.! more...

Faust Lang Biography Most Wade collectors know the name of Faust Lang. They know that there were a number of figurines made before the Second World War, which now cost a small fortune! more...

Mabel Lucie Attwell 1879 - 1964: After some forty four years, Wade will once again be producing Mabel Lucie Attwell’s Sam and Sarah figures. It was way back in 1959 that Paul Zalman originally modelled the cute child studies for George Wade & Son Ltd. These die pressed figures have become highly sort after by Wade collectors and command high prices for perfect pieces.more...

Wade Royal Works, Westport Road -To Close: Wade Ceramics have announced that the Royal Works on Westport Road has beensold to developers and will soon be demolished as part of the innovative Burslem regeneration scheme which will see both new shops and housing return to the centre of the town which in recent years has lost out to its richer neighbour, Hanley (the city centre of Stoke-on-Trent) 22/11/02

Wade Whimsies A Short History
Read about how Whimsies were developed and the history of the biggest Wade success story ever from the early 50's to the present. Many millions of Whimsies have been produced by Wade over the years making them the most succesful product Wade have ever produced. more ... 20/4/02

Wade Nat West Pigs Feature
The first thing to remember when collecting Nat West Pigs is that Wade were not the only company to produce them. Before Wade became involved, a number of other smaller potteries including Sunshine Ceramics, also turned out many hundreds of Woodys. more ... 30/04/02

Wade Manchester Potttery
In February 2002 I stood in driving rain as bulldozers began to demolish the Manchester Pottery, which for a number of years, with the old A.J Wade's Flaxman Tile Works next door, has been known as Greenhead Works, and for 97 years previously, was the centre of the Wade empire more ...

Wade Whoppas Feature
With the success of Wade Whimsies in the 1960's which had helped the company climb out of an industrial slump, 1976 saw the launch of a new line of collectable from Wade. Known as Whoppas, these solid, pressed, porcelain figures were somewhat larger and heavier than the whimsie more ...