J. W. Pankhurst & Co.

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. Between 1850 and 1851, the pottery operated as "J. W. Pankhurst"[1] until J. Dimmock joined as a partner in 1852, at which point "& Co." was added.[2] The company had operations from Charles Street and Old Hall Street in Hanley from 1850 to 1882[3] until its bankruptcy and subsequent sale to Johnson Bros.[4]

References

  1. ^ "White Ironstone News, Vol 4, No 2, Fall 1997, page 1" (PDF). The Harmonica Guy.com. scan of document published by White Ironstone China Assoc., Inc. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  2. ^ "History of J W Pankhurst & Co". The local history of Stoke-on-Trent, England. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  3. ^ "White Ironstone News, Vol 4, No 2, Fall 1997" (PDF). The Harmonica Guy.com. scan of document published by White Ironstone China Assoc., Inc. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Maker's Mark Type Collection Photo Gallery". "State Archaeological Collections Research Facility" (SACRF). State of California (USA). Retrieved 13 December 2015.