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* 1921 A subsidiary of [[Wood and Sons]] Ltd. | * 1921 A subsidiary of [[Wood and Sons]] Ltd. | ||
* 1929 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of Toilet Ware, Art Ware and Fancies. (Stand No. F.7) | * 1929 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of Toilet Ware, Art Ware and Fancies. (Stand No. F.7) <ref>[[1929 British Industries Fair]] Page 32 </ref> | ||
* Later renamed [[Susie Cooper Pottery]] Co. Ltd | * Later renamed [[Susie Cooper Pottery]] Co. Ltd | ||
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==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
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* [http://www.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/mp.cgi?item=299] Pottery Studio | * [http://www.studiopottery.com/cgi-bin/mp.cgi?item=299] Pottery Studio | ||
* [http://www.gales.co.nz/home.htm] Gales Antiques NZ | * [http://www.gales.co.nz/home.htm] Gales Antiques NZ | ||
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[[Category: Town - Stoke-on-Trent]] | [[Category: Town - Stoke-on-Trent]] | ||
[[Category: China and Ceramic ware]] | [[Category: China and Ceramic ware]] | ||
Latest revision as of 19:28, 3 December 2016
of Crown Pottery, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
- Frederick Rhead worked at Mintons and Wedgwood, and was then appointed Art Director of Wileman and Co (Shelley) around the turn of the century.
- Later after a brief attempt at running his own business with some partners he was given the job as Art Director for Wood and Sons. He taught his daughter, Charlotte, the art of tube-lining which was then in its infancy, and gave her her first break at Wood and Sons.
- 1920 Frederick Rhead and Harry Wood, purchased the Crown Pottery and set up Bursley Ltd, to produce art pottery. Daughter Charlotte Rhead joined the new company until 1926.
- 1921 A subsidiary of Wood and Sons Ltd.
- 1929 Listed Exhibitor. Manufacturers of Toilet Ware, Art Ware and Fancies. (Stand No. F.7) [1]
- Later renamed Susie Cooper Pottery Co. Ltd
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1929 British Industries Fair Page 32