Love printed pottery?
shapes & colours?
Welcome to Friends of Blue
About
Friends of blue was formed over 40 years ago and offers an opportunity for beginners and experts alike to share their interest in printed pottery. We are always delighted to welcome new members to the group.
Members Pages
The members only pages offer exclusive access to resources including Bulletin Archive, the FOB Occasional papers, Papers shared by other societies with FOB members, and coming soon – an updated gallery of teapots.
Publications
Want to know who made what, when, where, why and how? Friends of Blue Bulletins are full of information, illustrations, and questions, and answers. Join us and start getting your Friends of Blue Bulletin today.
Meetings
Do you want to know more about transfer printed pottery? Come to our meetings, hear about the potters, see how printing is done, meet other collectors and have a chance to add to your collection.
The last Recorder News has been published.
Dick Henrywood has written and published 50 issues of Recorder News between 2016 and 2024. Full of new information, images, questions and discussions about our favourite subject.
But you can still access all the issues together with a full index
NEW
full length illustrated article to view
and download here
Francis Dillon & The Staffordshire Potteries
Give Back to the FOB
Why not contribute to the FOB Bulletin?
Got some great images of your collection?
Any interesting marked pieces in your collection?
Got an interesting pattern?
Share with fellow members in the next Bulletin
Bulletin Binders
are back in stock
The FOB binders are sturdy and long lasting and hold the Bulletins in place by spring-loaded, bonded nylon cords which not only allow easy reference but can be stretched sufficiently to facilitate the insertion or removal of copies.
Order you binders
here
If you have information about upcoming auctions that you would like to share with FOB members contact us here
A new book for lovers of
blue printed pottery
Check out this video clip
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