Knowles, John, & Co (Wooden Box) Ltd

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  • Non metallic mineral products manufacture Brick & roof & floor tile production inc associated clay products
  • Non metallic mineral products manufacture Industrial ceramic products manufacturing inc architectural, decorative, sanitary products

Notes:

Established 1849 by John Knowles, d1869, to make firebricks for local iron and steel industry. Later made sanitary stoneware pipes. Based at Wooden Box, Woodville, near Burton. 1969 acquired by Dyson Refractories

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