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Title: What does he manufacture?
Post by: dusty2 on Monday 11 October 21 13:51 BST (UK)

Hi - I've struggled to identify what kind of manufacturer has signed this note. It reads, as best I can tell: ...will write [words crossed out] you, yours truly, Daniel Sutherland ... manufacturer. I am hoping that someone could identify this for me, please.

Title: Re: What does he manufacture?
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 11 October 21 14:10 BST (UK)

There's a Daniel Sutherland in Stoke in the 1871 census who is a parian maker. Parian is a fine white porcelain resembling marble.

Title: Re: What does he manufacture?
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 11 October 21 14:15 BST (UK)

Also see:

http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/973.htm

If you google "Daniel Sutherland" parian there are lots of hits

Title: Re: What does he manufacture?
Post by: dusty2 on Monday 11 October 21 15:39 BST (UK)

Duh - never occurred to me to do a Google! Many thanks, another mystery solved!

Title: Re: What does he manufacture?
Post by: Maiden Stone on Monday 11 October 21 18:40 BST (UK)

Quote from: ShaunJ on Monday 11 October 21 14:15 BST (UK)

Also see:

http://www.thepotteries.org/allpotters/973.htm

If you google "Daniel Sutherland" parian there are lots of hits

That's a great resource. Next but 1 on the list after Sutherland is Swinnerton which I used to collect.