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Dtrtttorj1. the POTTERIES' DtrtttorJ1. THE POTTERIES'. Chess,was 'fhomas Edensor, Market PhiIlips Edwal'd & Geo. Longport FIRE" lice. OFFICE AGEKTS. place, Lane End [Lane End Podmore, Walker and Co. Well st, ATLAS, John Sparrow "raylorf Chetham & Robillson,Commerce st, "runstall [head, BUl'slenl Albioll st,Shelton; Ralph Steven .. Clews Ralph & J ames, Cohridge Pointon WilIiam and Co. Green­ son, jun. Alhion st, Shelton ; and Collin"ion James, Golden hill Pratt Felix and Richal'd, Fenton Wm. DuttOIl, High st, Hardey , Copelaud &Garr€tt,Chul'ch st,Stokp. Pratt John, Lane Delph BI RlVIINGHAM, WHliam Clarke~ Cope~take& Son, High st, Lane Eud Ratcliffe William, High st, Hanley Church street, Lane End; and COl'mie John, Nile st, Burslem Rathbone Samuel & John, 'funstall Wm. Rowley, Market pi, Hanley Cvples William and Richard (and Read & Clementson,High st,Sheltn CROWl' (life) John Sparrow "raylor, JEgYftian hlack)l\-'l~)'ket st,LaneE. Ridgway John, Cauldon pi, Shelton Albion street, Shelton Danie Henry & Richard, London Ridgway William, Hhdl st, Shelton GLOBE, James Bagllall A~tbury~. road, Stoke, and SheltOll Ridgway \Vm. & Co. High st,Hanley Hill st, Stoke est, Shelton Da\'enpol't Henry & William & Co. Robinson & Wood ,Broad st,Shelton GUARDIAN, Jacob Philips, Bagnall LongpoJ't, and Church st, Stoke Rogers John and Son, Longport MANCHESTER, John Stonier, High· Deakin & Son, WATERLOO MANU­ Rowley'fhos. Amicable st, 'l'unstall street, Hanley FACTORY, Lane End Shaw John and Jesse, Green dock, NORWICH UNION, William Walsb, Dillon Francis, Cohddge Lane End M al'ket place, Burslem; & Thos. Dimmock rrhomas,jun. & Co. Ton­ Sirupson John, Flint st, Lane End Allbut, Market place, Hanley tine street, Hanley, and Shelton Stevenson Ralph & Sons, Cobridge PH<ENIX, George Young, High st,. Gallimore Ambrose and Robert, Stubbs Joseph, LonRport Lane End High sb·eet, Lane End ' Walton Jno.Navigation rw,Burslem ROYAL EXCHANGE, WiIliam Walsb~, Giuder San1l1el & Co. Lane De]ph Wedgwood J osiah & Sons, Etruria blal'ket place, Burslem; and Gla!i's John, Market street, Hanley Wood aud Challinor, 'rnnstall William Wayte, Stoke wharf Godwin Benjamin, Cobridge Wood Enuch and SOllS (and borax) SALOP (fire) Richard CypJes "rom­ Godwin John.& Robert, Cobridge Fountain place, Burslem kinson, Church st, Stoke Goodfellowrrhos. High it, Tunstall Yates John, Broad st, Shelton UNION, Ptr.Fisher, Hamill st,Brsltn Goodwin W01. Market pi, Burslem EATING-HOUSES KEEPERS. FLINT GRINDERS. Goodwins & Harris,Flint st,LaneE. AndersOll Jas. Church st, Lane End BUCKNALL FLINT Co. Bucknall Greatbatch William, Stuke Ja,Stoke Coulter H ugh, Market pI, Hanley Cal'ey Thomas and John, Ancbor Hackwood Wm. Eastwood, Hauley Hope Saml. St John's sq, Burslem lane, Lan~ End Hall Ralph, High st, 'rnnstall ENAMELLER~ LUSTERER~ Crockett Thomas, NEWHALL MILL~ Harding, Cockson & Co. Cobridge AND GILT ORNAMENTERS Shelton [Sheiton Hawley Jno.Gt.Charle:-; st,Lane End OF CHINA AND EARTHENWARE. Goodwin John & Co. Vale pleasant, Hawley Jos.Waterloo road,Bul'slem (See also Chin'a Manu/act'l.lrm's.) Hall John Charles, Norton gl'een, Heath Joseph and Co. Newfield, Burslem rEnd rrul1stall Allen Geol'ge, York st, Shelton Harvey Chal'les and John, Lane Heath 'rhos., Haddel'idge, Burslem Batkin WiJliam, WATERLOO MA- Hilditch and Hopwood (and bone) Heath 'fhomas, High st, Lane End ~UFACTORY, Lane End Chul'ch street, Lane End Cutts John & Sons, New.st, Hauley Hicks, Meigh atld Johnson, High l\leigh Joh, DRESDEN MILL, Hanler street, Shelton [Burslem Green Septimus, Brl)ad st, Shelton Sp]att William (& ('olouI· & plaster Holland Ann(bJack) Liverpool road, Lakin Christian, Church st, Stoke l\Jassey Rchd.Newcastle st,Burslem of Paris manufacturer) STOKE Hood George, Bl'ownbills MILL [port M ayer rrhoma~, Hope st, Shelton Hopltin Peter, Market pI, Burslem WilIiam~on Hugh Hen~ban, [;ong- H u~hes Stephen and Co. Cobrirlge Stubbs William, High st, Sheltou Hu]se, Jaquiss and Bal'low, Gold Wood Ephraim, Nile st, Burslem FRUITERERS AND GREEN GROCERS. street, Lane End rstall ENGRAVERS. Brooks Sarah, High st, Hanley Inglehy 'rhos. & Co. High st, Tun­ AdderleyWm,Caroline st,Lane End Smith Ann, High st, Shelton , Jackson Job and John, CHURCH Allen & Barlow, Cannon st,Shelton Smith "rhomas, Market pl, TunstaU POTTERY, BUJ'slem Baddeley"rhomas, Gate st, Hanley Thornicroft l\1arth. PiccadHly,Shltn Jervis William, Gold st, Lane End Barker Spence Daniel, Killg street, Williams Thos. High st, Tunstall Johnson John, High st, 1"unstall Burslem JohnsonPhrebe, Miles bank,Hanley Brad bury Benjamin,Tinker's clough GARDENERS '" SEEDSMEN. Jones Elijah, Cohridge Brookes WiJliam, Fouutain builo- Fisher Lewis, Great Charles strtet, Keeling Samuel, Bucknall road ings, Burslem [Bllrslem Lane End Knight,Elkin & CO.FOLEY POTTERY Doncaster Samuel, Waterloo road, Salt Robert, Market st, Lane End Legg Isaac, Furnace Ellis George, Vale place, Hanley, GLASS DEALERS. Locket & Son (and E~yptian black) Emery "fhomas, George st, Shelton Wedgwood Chas. Nile st, BorsJem King street, Lane r.:nd FOl'd Josepb, Eldon pJace, Stoke Wedgwood John, Market st,Hanley Machin and Pous (and patentees Greatbatch Daniel, Penkhull, Stoke Wl'ight John, l\·larket pI, Hanlt'y and sole proprietol s of the royal Hall Charles, Northwood [ton GROCERS & TEA DEALERS. steam cylindrical printing appa­ Hammersley John, Russell st,Shel­ (See alsl) Shopkeepe'l's, ~c.) ratus) WATERLOO POTTERIES, Hancock John, 'funstall Alcock George, lVlat'ket pI, Borslem 8urslem Heath, Simpson and Heath, Slack Bagnall William, Swan sq, Burslem ,Marsh and Haywood, BrownhHls lane~ Hanley, , Beighton Wm. Waterloo rd,Burslm Marsh & Willet, BurslE-ID [End Hordley Thos. Charles st, Hanley Bolton Joseph, Mal'ket place, Lane l\'larsh John RUey, Church st, Lane Keay Wtn,Hny.Waterloo rd,Burslm End [Lane End Mason Charles James and Co. Keeling David, Bl'ead st, Shelton Bradbury Samuel, Great Charles st, Lane Delpb [Burslem Kennedy and Bold, Hole houses, Broad Enoch, ~t.John's sq,Bul'slem 'Massey Nehemiah, Newcastle st, Burslem [road, Bnrslem Bl'ough John, High ~t, Lane End May Robel't, Oldhall st, Hanley Kennedy William Sadler, Waterloo Burrow EJijah, l\1arketst,Lane End 1\1ayer John, Foley Ryles John, Ednlund st, Hanlt!y Burrow J oh n and Thomas, "rOll tine Mayer Thomas, Cliff bank, Stoke Ryles l\1oses, Edmund st, Hanley street, Hanley Meigh Charles, Hill st, Hanley Sedgwick Williarn, Sytch Cook George, "rontine st, Hanley Meir John, Green gates, 'runstall Shelly Saml. Waterloo rd, Burslem Dean Jane, Market place, Burslem l\-Iills and Fladley, Mill st, Shelton Shumebotham William, Waterloo Draycott Mary,Caroline st, Lane E. Minton Thos. Eldon place, Stoke road, BUl'slem Edge Wm. Market place, Bur~lem .l\loss Richard (and Egyptian black) Sparks 'rhomas, Oldhall st, Hanley Finney Wm. Market place, Hanley , Red street, WoJstanton Stanway William, Fountain street, Ford Charles,M arket place,Hanley Newbold Richd. New st, Lane End Burslem [Shelton Hal'dy John Strover, Market st, Nixon James and Co. Cohridge Steel and Simpson, Albion place, Lane End Parr Richd. jon. Church st,Burslem Stoddard Jas. Paradise st,Lane End Heath WilIiam. Market place,Hanley Peake Josepb and Co.' (black) Toft Alphonso, rrinker's dough Hewitt Thos. Caroline st, LaneEnd Brook street, Shelton Wear & Willdigg, Vine Sf, Shelton Hill Elizabeth, Church st, Burslenl 'Peake 1'"homas, Tunstall Wildblood Williaul, Navigation rw, Holdgate rrhomas, Church ~~, Stoke Pearson Jno. New-castle st,Burslem Burslem HU50n John, Higb Bt, Lane End , 431 .
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