Abbeydale (Duffield, Derby) "Hazelwood" Bud Base

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Abbeydale (Duffield, Derby) "Hazelwood" Bud Base Stands 7.5cm (3") High Excellent Condition With No Chips Or Cracks Abbeydale was founded in January 1961 by Mrs. Edith Robinson, her sister Mrs. Sheila Lambert and Mr. Robert Head. Edith Robinson’s husband, Philip I. Robinson and Mr. F. H. Lochrane joined the Abbeydale Board in 1963 (Robinson was the former Chairman and Managing Director of Royal Crown Derby Porcelain Co. Ltd - a company once owned by the Robinson family - stepping down as Managing Director of Royal Crown Derby in 1960 and leaving the company in 1961). Production began in July 1962 under the direction of works manager William Corfield, there were eight patterns initially and these were applied to bought-in white ware by the staff of about 26. In April 1962 the company leased a portion of the Jason Works, Stoke-on-Trent and began to manufacture its own shapes. The biscuit ware was then transported to Duffield for decoration and glazing and dispatch. By mid-1964 the company was supplying the up-market London retailer Thomas Goode & Co., and were exporting to Europe, North America and Australasia. Despite the Abbeydale directors’ enviable ceramic industry background and technical expertise, financial problems beset the new venture and in August 1964 the local Derbyshire business of Pearson & Co. (Chesterfield) Ltd read more
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