Thank you, Elizabeth, for the info on the Hillcoats. Now to try to make some connection with my lot. I have the booklet on the Caledonian Potteries which my Glasgow girlfriend mailed me one time. My sister )now deceased) has one of the ginger-coloured saut buckets. There is a matching one in the People's Palace (the one that is illustrated in the booklet), and I believe another was auctioned and someone in England has it. GRRRR! When I remarked to the curator in People's Palace that I thought the saut bucket was sort of ugly, she remarked that for that period, and for that particular type of pottery, it was a very well done piece. So much for my artistic eye. I have two ironstone (I think) plates and a toby jug made by Alexander Spence (either Sandy or Alec). The plates have a transfer pattern, not a hand-painted design, though Jane (Jean) Hillcoat, wife of Spence, classified herself as an artist on one of the censuses, I believe. The toby jug is "white" and quite crackled now...with a few chips collected over the years. I have never seen a toby jug mono-coloured before, so this could be a collector's item, just on this basis alone. I want my children to send it to the People's Palace to be added to their collection by Alexander Spence when I depart this earthly vale...maybe I should send it NOW, as a few of the grandchildren have their eyes on it! This is about as much as I know, except that at one point the Spences moved to Rutherglen. The Caledonian/Townhead )Garngad) potteries were in and out of ownership over the years, and when Sandy Spence moved to Rutherglen, I'm not sure if it was with the Caledonian Pottery. I'll need to refer to the booklet again for this information. How I wish I had asked questions when I was growing up. Same old complaint, eh! Again, thank you for your kindness in digging out this information for me. I know it must have taken you a little while. Maisie -----Original Message-----