Ashworth, Geo L, & Bros Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Ridgway Morley Wear & Co
- Ridgway & Morley
- Morley, Francis, & Co
- Mason, C J, & Co
- Godard, J H
- Mason's Ironstone China Ltd
- Wedgwood, Josiah, & Sons Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hanley, City of Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Domestic ceramic products manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to late 18th century (?1772). Known, inter alia, as Ridgway Morley Wear & Co (1835) and Ridgway & Morley (1842). 1848, by when known as Francis Morley & Co, acquired moulds, engravings, etc, of C J Mason & Co, noted manufacturers of ironstone china. This became a distinctive part of output. 1862 renamed George L Ashworth & Bros and in 1883 acquired by J H Goddard. 1968 renamed Mason's Ironstone China Ltd and acquired by Wedgwood in 1973
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Other Business Names:
- Ridgway Morley Wear & Co
- Ridgway & Morley
- Morley, Francis, & Co
- Mason, C J, & Co
- Godard, J H
- Mason's Ironstone China Ltd
- Wedgwood, Josiah, & Sons Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hanley, City of Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Luxury / consumer goods production Domestic ceramic products manufacture