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August, 2019 The Antique Shoppe Page 5
Grimwade’s Jelly Moulds “No pudding cloth required.” Both of these slogans advertised
evolved cooking moulds that helped to build Grimwade’s
By Larry LeMasters finances and reputation.
LeMasters’ Antique News Service Jelly moulds were manufactured roughly in two styles—
decorative and plain. A plain-looking Grimwade’s jelly mould
Leonard Lunsden Grimwade, after showing an early, sells on today’s secondary market for around $40, but the
remarkable talent for clay pottery, opened a small shop in highly prized decorative jelly moulds sell in the range of $150
1885. His elder brother, Sidney Richard Grimwade, soon - $200, depending on condition. Decorative Grimwade’s Jelly
joined him. Originally called Grimwade’s Ltd. at Winton, the Moulds are quite beautiful and make excellent display items
brothers changed the name when they opened a store in in kitchens or dining rooms.
the fashionable Stoke-on-Trent where they focused their Novice collectors should be aware that Grimwade’s
ceramic company on house ware items. Limited often signed their
Grimwade’s Limited produced many pieces for the work with the
export markets, especially for shipment to New Zealand and company name or
Australia where Grimwade ceramic ware was popular. simply the
While Grimwade’s is famous for some of its Chitz pattern Antique, circa 1898, Grimwade jelly mould brothers’ name
designs of the 1920s, some of its most collectible pieces are “Quick-Cooker” that is valued at $175. “Grimwade.”
its ceramic jelly and pudding moulds
of the late-1800s. Most collectors
are familiar with copper jelly moulds,
which originated in the 1900s, but
prior to these metal moulds, jelly at
home and in restaurants was molded
inside ceramic ware.

Inside view of a second plain
Grimwade’s jelly mould with an ornate
decorative appeal.
Grimwade’s produced ceramic
jelly moulds as part of its Household
Hygienic Wares line of ceramic ware.
One advertisement, seen on the sides
of Grimwade’s jelly moulds, stated,
“Cooks thoroughly throughout in half
the time.” And, a slogan that interested
cooks due to its no mess promise was,

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