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  2. Staffordshire Potteries - Wikipedia

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    Hundreds of companies produced all kinds of pottery, from tablewares and decorative pieces to industrial items. The main pottery types of earthenware, stoneware and porcelain were all made in large quantities, and the Staffordshire industry was a major innovator in developing new varieties of ceramic bodies such as bone china and jasperware, as well as pioneering transfer printing and other ...

  3. File:Collections for a history of Staffordshire (IA ...

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  4. Staffordshire figure - Wikipedia

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    Collection of Staffordshire figures in a museum in Delaware, US [1]. Staffordshire figures are a type of popular pottery figurine made in England from the 18th century onward. . Many Staffordshire figures made from 1740 to 1900 were produced by small potteries and makers' marks are generally abs

  5. Federation of Stoke-on-Trent - Wikipedia

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    The county plan of 1888 made the first attempts to form the six towns into one county borough, following an act of Parliament that restructured the county system and created the administrative county of Staffordshire. Wishing to remain independent, the Potteries towns discussed uniting to form a separate county, the Staffordshire Potteries ...

  6. Thomas Forester & Sons - Wikipedia

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    Due to a decline in the pottery industry in Staffordshire during the mid-20th century, Thomas Forester & Sons ceased as a manufacturer in 1959. This was due to a combination of World War II when production was very limited and by the Clean Air Act that was introduced in 1956. [9] This move stopped the use of bottle ovens. [10]

  7. Ridgway Potteries - Wikipedia

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    The Ridgway family was one of the important dynasties manufacturing Staffordshire pottery, with a large number of family members and business names, over a period from the 1790s to the late 20th century. In their heyday in the mid-19th century there were several different potteries run by different branches of the family.

  8. Potteries Museum & Art Gallery - Wikipedia

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    One of the four local authority museums in the city, the other three being Gladstone Pottery Museum, Ford Green Hall and Etruria Industrial Museum, The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery houses collections that bring together the identities that went into forming the area known as the Potteries. The museum holds a collection of Staffordshire ceramics.

  9. Mintons - Wikipedia

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    Mintons was a major company in Staffordshire pottery, "Europe's leading ceramic factory during the Victorian era", [1] an independent business from 1793 to 1968. It was a leader in ceramic design, working in a number of different ceramic bodies, decorative techniques, and "a glorious pot-pourri of styles - Rococo shapes with Oriental motifs, Classical shapes with Medieval designs and Art ...