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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.
J. W. Pankhurst was a manufacturer of stone china and ironstone pottery, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.. Pankhurst took over the pottery of William Ridgway of the Ridgway Potteries family, who had introduced white granite ware.
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 ...
Its success enabled Ridgway to repay his creditors. A Ridgway representative was among importers who met at the London Tavern in March 1851 to condemn the high price and the adulteration of coffee sold to "the lower class of consumer". Ridgways became one of the first companies to sell tea hygienically pre-packed as a measure against adulteration.
The Homemaker range was first produced using the Metro shape created by Ridgway design director Tom Arnold [1] [page needed] (died 2002) and later on the new Cadenza shape. Homemaker was earthenware, transfer printed with a glaze applied on top, which enabled it to be produced relatively cheaply and to appeal to a mass market. Production of the ...
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Ironstone china, ironstone ware or most commonly just ironstone, is a type of vitreous pottery first made in the United Kingdom in the early 19th century. It is often classed as earthenware [ 1 ] [ 2 ] although in appearance and properties it is similar to fine stoneware . [ 3 ]
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