Thomas Till & Son/s Online Museum

Till & Sons were a primary earthenware manufacturer operating in Sytch Pottery, Burslem, Staffordshire. They produced dinnerware, tea services and various forms of decorative and utility earthenware for the middle classes. Below are some examples of Till transferware - most of it is in the very collectable blue & white.  We have included some examples of the sage and mulberry transferwares. A more comprehensive set of examples can be observed in the photo gallery.
The most desirable transferwares to collect are, generally, the more elaborate patterns. Some collectors prefer flow blues such as "Cecil" and others the more distinct finer transfers such as "Venus".  However please note that even patterns such as "Venus" do occur as the amount of flow blue is dependent on the what occurs during the manufacturing process. The finer more crisp patterns were generally kept for the middle to upper class markets as these were originally considered finest. Flow blues were originally thought of as "seconds " and often exported. However flow blues are not considered inferior today and are actually considered extremely desirable to collectors of blue & white Staffordshire pottery. 
Other colours of transfer have never seemed to be as collectable but mulberry and brown transferwares seem to be desirable in dinner or tea sets. The sage greens and softer colours appear to be more collectable in the art nouveau style transfers such as "Venus" "Fan" and "Japan Sprig" but this desirability does not appear to have extended to dinner and tea sets.
However desirable the pattern, however, condition of the piece remains the most important in terms of investment.