Crockery & glass journal . nd twenty-six since be first represented A. ,Ltd At that time Wilkinsons were onlymaking white granite goods. A little later theystarted to make lustre band ware. Now they are pro-ducing some of the finest dinnerware on the market,and ninety-five per cent of their output is decoratedgoods of the highest class. Mr. Slimmon at that timealso represented the Upper Hanley Pottery Co., which made a line of dinnerware and fancy he added J. H. Weatherby & Sons samples ofdinnerware, which consisted of prints, printed andgold, and enameled. Soon after t
Crockery & glass journal . nd twenty-six since be first represented A. ,Ltd At that time Wilkinsons were onlymaking white granite goods. A little later theystarted to make lustre band ware. Now they are pro-ducing some of the finest dinnerware on the market,and ninety-five per cent of their output is decoratedgoods of the highest class. Mr. Slimmon at that timealso represented the Upper Hanley Pottery Co., which made a line of dinnerware and fancy he added J. H. Weatherby & Sons samples ofdinnerware, which consisted of prints, printed andgold, and enameled. Soon after this a further addi-tion of Bourne & Leighs line of Blue Willow dinner-ware and their other regular patterns was made. & Sons were next to come under the controlof Mr. Slimmon, and their well-known line of Rock-ingham teapots was duly attached to the alreadycomprehensive display of goods. Fancy goods andScotch motto ware of the Royal Aller Vale PotteryCo. were then gathered in by this enterprising busi-. ROBERT SLIMMON ness man, who has made a success of everything hehas handled. He also shows the fine majolica goodsof Shorter & Sons, and china from Collingwood Slimmon has the most varied array of Englishdinnerware in the crockery district and one of the bestlines of teapots on the market. The changes that have occurred since he startedin business are astounding. He has seen old concernspass away, new ones come and go, and has watchedthe more fortunate grow to prosperity. It must not be imagined for a minute that RobertSlimmon & Co. are old-fashioned because of their longestablishment. There is not a more wide-awake andup-to-date concern in the District. Upward andonward has always been Mr. Slimmons motto Andto-day he has a showroom of which he is justlyproud—comprehensive in its display, orderly in ar-rangement, and with a light that is the envy of manyof his competitors. Mr. Slimmon was elected president of the Crock-ery Board of Trade in 1897, at which tim
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