Adams,
Scrivener & Co |
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Location and period of operation:
Adams,
Scrivener & Co |
Longton |
1862 |
1869 |
Manufacturers of china and earthenware at the Sutherland Road Works, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
The partners were Harvey Adams, Robert George Scrivener and Titus Hammersley (the '& Co')
On the 1st November 1869 Scrivener left the business and Harvey Adams and Titus Hammersley continued as 'Harvey Adams & Co'
Titus Hammersley also had an interest in the company 'Hammersley, Freeman & Co' who operated at the adjoining Prince of Wales Works.
Subsequently: Harvey Adams & Co
Adams, Scrivener & Co
manufacturers of China, Earthenware, Stoneware
Longton, Staffordshire Potteries
1869 advert from Keates directory
courtesy of R.K.Henrywood
Staffordshire Potteries 1781-1900
London Gazette, November 2, 1869
notice that Robert Scrivener
left the partnership
to leave Harvey Adams and Titus Hammersley
to continue the business
Registered design - 216451 -
Adams, Scrivener & Co - 05 February 1868 - Jug
The moulded decoration on
this jug is of plants, each the emblem of the nations comprising the
United Kingdom, the Shamrock for Ireland, the Thistle for Scotland, the
Oak for England and a fourth unidentified plant, possibly emblematic of
Wales.
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