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Thomas
Minton was in partnership with his brother as a retailer of china
ware in London. After this partnership was dissolved Thomas
returned to Stoke (where he had been an engraver and designer -
having engraved the popular Willow pattern for Josiah Spode).
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Upon
his return in 1793 Thomas Minton purchased a piece of land in
order to build a pottery works. These later became known as the
Eldon Place Pottery.
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Production
of blue-printed earthenware began in 1796. Minton was in
partnership with Joseph Poulson (a local potter) and William
Pownall (a Liverpool merchant). From around 1798 cream-coloured
earthenware and bone china ware were also
produced.
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At
sometime William Pownall left the partnership which continued as
Minton & Poulson. Around 1808 Joseph Poulson died, the
partnership was dissolved by his trustees and Thomas Minton became
sole owner.
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In
1817 Thomas Minton took two of his sons, Thomas Webb Minton and
Herbert Minton into partnership which traded as Thomas Minton
& Sons.
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In
1821 Thomas Webb Minton left the business to enter the church and
the partnership
was dissolved in January 1823. In December 1827 Herbert
Minton left the partnership and he father Thomas continued on
his own account.
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Thomas
Minton died in 1836 and his son Herbert Minton returned to take
control of the business. From 1836 to 1841 Herbert was in
partnership with John Boyle trading as Minton & Boyle. This
partnership was dissolved
in November 1841.
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In
1842 Herbert took his wife's nephew, Michael Daintry Hollins
into partnership and in
1849 his own nephew Colin Minton Campbell joined the business
which operated as Minton & Co.
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By
1851 there were four large Minton factories in Stoke-on-Trent,
each specialising in a particular form of ware. By 1858 the
business employed over 1,500 people.
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Herbert
Minton died in 1858 and control of the business passed to Colin Minton Campbell
and Michael Daintry Hollins. Hollins
left the partnership in 1868 but he retained control of the
tile manufacturing business of Minton,
Hollins & Co.
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From
1879 the business traded as Mintons and was incorporated as
Mintons Ltd in 1884.
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Colin Minton Campbell
died in 1885 and the business remained under the control of the
Campbell family until it was purchased by Doulton
& Co Ltd in mid 1968.
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In 1968 Mintons Ltd. became a
subsidiary of Doulton Fine China Ltd.
The Minton name continued as a Doulton
(Wedgwood since 2005) brand.
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The
remaining Minton Works in Stoke was closed in 1992 and production transferred
to other Doulton factories.
