Newport Pottery Co Ltd






 

Location and period of operation:

Newport Pottery Co Ltd

Burslem

1920

 1964

 

Earthenware manufacturer at Newport Lane, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent

  • The Shorter family owned two pottery works - one in Stoke - Shorter & Son Ltd and also A J Wilkinson in Burslem (The Royal Staffordshire Pottery Works).

  • In 1920 they purchased the Newport Pottery which was adjacent to the A J Wilkinson factory.

  • In 1941  the Shorter family businesses were concentrated with at the Royal Staffordshire Pottery Works and the Newport Pottery buildings utilised for war-time purposes.

  • After the war in 1945 the original Newport Pottery Co Ltd factory did not reopen and their ware was produced at the other Shorter owned works. 

  • In 1964 the businesses of Newport Pottery Co Ltd and A.J. Wilkinson Ltd were purchased by W.R. Midwinter Ltd.    

 

 

 


Plate in the Sunray (Night and Day) pattern
De Fabrical Skclusiveamente
Para
Rodolfo Eister
Bs  As
Hand Painted
Bizarre by Clarice Cliff
Newport Pottery 

 

Rodolfo Eisler was an importer of quality ceramics, silver and homewares that were primarily made in England. His shop was based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

He imported ware from a number of North Staffordshire potteries including The Pearl Pottery and Grimwades.

 

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