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William Greatbatch (circa 1735 - 29 April 1813 [1]) was a noted potter at Fenton, Staffordshire, from the mid-eighteenth to the beginning of the nineteenth centuries. Fenton was one of the six towns of the Staffordshire Potteries , which were joined in the early 20th century to become the city of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England.
Teapot by Thomas Whieldon and Josiah Wedgwood, 1760–1765. "Whieldon-type" Staffordshire figure; this is a large group of wares of unclear origin. Thomas Whieldon (September 1719 in Penkhull, Staffordshire – March 1795) was an English potter who played a leading role in the development of Staffordshire pottery.
Typical "Wedgwood blue" jasperware plate with white sprigged reliefs. Wedgwood pieces (left to right): c. 1930, c. 1950, 1885 Wedgwood is an English fine china, porcelain and luxury accessories manufacturer that was founded on 1 May 1759 [1] by the potter and entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood and was first incorporated in 1895 as Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd. [2]
Wilson Greatbatch (September 6, 1919 – September 27, 2011) was an American engineer and pioneering inventor. He held more than 325 patents and was a member of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and a recipient of the Lemelson–MIT Prize [ 1 ] and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation (1990).
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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
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