In October 1929, having left Grays Pottery earlier in the year, Susie Cooper established the Susie Cooper Pottery.
The pattern numbers were started at E41 to avoid giving the impression that the company was completely new. By the time earthenware production was phased out the pattern numbers had reached 2429. Special order or short run patterns like Puck and Seagull were often not included in this sequence of numbers, while some numbers were not used at all
Popular patterns like Dresden Spray were given different pattern numbers for each variation. Even taking these factors into consideration, Susie must have put some 1500 plus patterns into production during the period 1930 – 1964.
The following guide to approximate year of production does not include the number range used for Susie’s Studio or matt finish range.
| Approx. Number Range | Approx. Production Year |
|---|---|
| E41 – E153 | 1929 – 1930 |
| E154 – 1023 | 1931 – 1935 |
| 1024 – 1899 | 1936 – 1940 |
| 1900 – 2019 | 1941 – 1942 |
| Factory closed | 1942 – 1945 |
| 2020 – 2219 | 1946 – 1950 |
| 2220 – 2309 | 1951 – 1955 |
| 2310 – 2406 | 1956 – 1960 |
| 2407 – 2429 | 1961 – 1964 |