Cumnock Pottery
Other Business Names:
- Dumfries, Lord
- Taylor, James
- Taylor, Robert
- Hamilton, Alexander
- Cumnock Pottery & Tile Co
- Nicol family
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Domestic ceramic products manufacture
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Non metallic mineral products manufacture
Industrial ceramic products manufacturing inc architectural, decorative, sanitary products
Notes:
Established in c1794 by Lord Dumfries and operated initially by James Taylor, 1753-1825, better known as a marine engineer, when made creamware and crucibles. He took a partnership interest. Subsequently leased to Robert Taylor (1825) and Alexander Hamilton (1838). By 1852 operated by Cumnock Pottery & Tile Co managed by Nicol family. Closed 1920
Publications:
- Cumnock Pottery by Quail, Gerard
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Dumfries, Lord
- Taylor, James
- Taylor, Robert
- Hamilton, Alexander
- Cumnock Pottery & Tile Co
- Nicol family
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, Scotland
Sectors:
- Luxury / consumer goods production Domestic ceramic products manufacture
- Non metallic mineral products manufacture Industrial ceramic products manufacturing inc architectural, decorative, sanitary products
Notes:
Established in c1794 by Lord Dumfries and operated initially by James Taylor, 1753-1825, better known as a marine engineer, when made creamware and crucibles. He took a partnership interest. Subsequently leased to Robert Taylor (1825) and Alexander Hamilton (1838). By 1852 operated by Cumnock Pottery & Tile Co managed by Nicol family. Closed 1920Publications:
- Cumnock Pottery by Quail, Gerard