. Staffordshire pottery and its history . too wasapprenticed to the trade in 1744 in his eldest bro-thers works by the Churchyard side at Burslem. In 1752 he went into partnership with JohnHarrison, a tradesman of Newcastle, and they tookthe factory of the Alders at Cliff Bank, they turned out the agate knife-blades andbuttons that Alders had produced before. In twoyears Wedgwood was able to leave this partner-ship and join with Whieldon, the best potter ofthe day. For five years at least these two men werein partnership. Whieldon supplied the skill and tion. Simeon Shaw, for instan
. Staffordshire pottery and its history . too wasapprenticed to the trade in 1744 in his eldest bro-thers works by the Churchyard side at Burslem. In 1752 he went into partnership with JohnHarrison, a tradesman of Newcastle, and they tookthe factory of the Alders at Cliff Bank, they turned out the agate knife-blades andbuttons that Alders had produced before. In twoyears Wedgwood was able to leave this partner-ship and join with Whieldon, the best potter ofthe day. For five years at least these two men werein partnership. Whieldon supplied the skill and tion. Simeon Shaw, for instance, within 120 pages, manages todistinguish no fewer than 47 favoured manufacturers by namewith praise of this stereotyped character:—of whom we mayobserve that great professional ability is in him joined withphilanthropy, and a readiness to accelerate every meritoriousenterprise. This, however, is perhaps preferable to the style:— Wedgwood, poor dear, old soul, got terribly worried, whichdistinguishes another of these Histories. 86.
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