Mintons Ltd.
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1796-1968
Founded in 1796 by Thomas Minton, Mintons first focused on producing practical tableware, often with prints like the kitten print on the plate below, found at the Charnley-Persky House. After Thomas’s son, Herbert, took control of the company in 1836, Mintons began to branch out into a variety of patterns and styles, introducing Majolica in 1851, as advertised in the 1879 image below. Mintons Ltd. was absorbed by Doulton Fine China Ltd. in 1968.
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Founded in 1796 by Thomas Minton, Mintons first focused on producing practical tableware, often with prints like the kitten print on the plate below, found at the Charnley-Persky House. After Thomas’s son, Herbert, took control of the company in 1836, Mintons began to branch out into a variety of patterns and styles, introducing Majolica in 1851, as advertised in the 1879 image below. Mintons Ltd. was absorbed by Doulton Fine China Ltd. in 1968.
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Ryan J. Cook (photograph)
Public Domain (advertisement)
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