Manufacturer of earthenware, china, parian, majolica at Eldon Place, London Road, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent

Thomas Minton started the business in 1793 - since then there were many partners and company names. 
In 1968 Mintons Ltd. became a subsidiary of Doulton Fine China Ltd. and the name continued as a Doulton (Wedgwood since 2005) brand. 

• In 1849 Colin Minton Campbell joined Herbert Minton (his uncle and the son of Thomas Minton) and Michael Daintry Hollins 
  and the business traded as Minton & Co. 

• In 1849 Herbert Minton engaged a young French ceramic artist, Léon Arnoux, as art director and he remained with the Minton Company until 1892. This and other enterprising appointments enabled the company to widen its product ranges, one of the first innovations being the very colourful and highly successful Majolica ware launched at The Great Exhibition of 1851.

• Colin Minton Campbell and Michael Daintry Hollins were also in partnership with Robert Minton Taylor as tile manufacturers trading as Minton, Hollins & Co. 

• When Herbert Minton died in 1858 Colin Minton Campbell took over direction of the firm. The partnership with Hollins was dissolved in 1863, Colin Minton Campbell taking the china works and Hollins the tile works.  

• From 1879 the business traded as 'Mintons' 

- click for more information on the Poonah pattern -  

this design was produced in matt and gloss glazing, monochrome with gilding and polychrome styles. The pattern is alternating dragons and stylised phoenix birds with chrysanthemums  

Mintons (impressed) 

the registration diamond shows that the pattern was registered on the 19th March 1853