John Astbury

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ASTBURY OF SHELTON (b. 1688, England--d. 1743, Shelton, Staffordshire),
pioneer of English potting technology and earliest of the great Staffordshire potters.

Article on Astbury

Astbury's discovery of flint for pottery manufacture

The above information may not be available
for all potters - if you have information to
help complete the records then I would be
happy to include it.
email: Steve Birks