Wood & Sons Ltd

Wood & Sons Ltd Manufacturer of earthenware at the Trent, New Wharf and Stanley Potteries, Burslem.

The Wood & Sons business was established in 1865 by Absalom Wood and his son T. F. Wood and went on to become a large and successful earthenware manufacturer. It produced decorative ranges predominantly for the 'middle market'. Associated companies included H. J. Wood Ltd (at the Alexandra Pottery, Burslem), Bursley Ltd (later renamed Susie Cooper Pottery Co. Ltd, at the Crown Pottery, Burslem) and the Ellgreave Pottery Co. Ltd (Ellgreave St, Burslem).