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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.
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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.
William went bankrupt in 1848, although the Bell Works remained in the family. [11] William's son, Edward John (1814–96) was also very active, [12] and his two sons took the businesses into the 20th century. Edward John's sister Emma married a Francis Morley (d. 1883) who was one of a number of other names of partners appearing in business ...
Subsequently other manufacturers produced ironstone, [12] with James Edwards (1805–1867) of the Dalehall Pottery in Staffordshire also credited as its pioneer. [16] Other sources also attribute the invention of ironstone to William Turner of Longton, [ 17 ] and Josiah Spode [ 18 ] who is known to have been producing ironstone ware by 1805 ...
Gladstone Pottery Museum Inner courtyard of the museum. The Gladstone Pottery Museum is a working museum of a medium-sized coal-fired pottery, typical of those once common in the North Staffordshire area of England from the time of the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century to the mid 20th century.
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Greatbatch, a surname, may refer to: Bruce Greatbatch (1917–1989), British colonial official; Mark Greatbatch (born 1963), New Zealand cricketer; Shaun Greatbatch (1969-2022), English darts player; William Greatbatch, British potter; Wilson Greatbatch (1919–2011), American inventor