Thomas william twyford biography of william
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1680 JOSHUA TWYFORD - born 1640 - died 1729 (89) was the first Twyford to make commercial pottery near Shelton Old Hall, Hanley. Specimens of his work can be seen at Stoke on Trent City Museum, Hanley, including a salt glazed stoneware teapot inscribed ‘Sarah Twyford’.
1729 JOSHUA TWYFORD died. The precise date production ceased at Twyford’s original factory is not known, but they continued in the district with a possible a lapse of a generation.
1849 THOMAS TWYFORD established two factories where washbasins and closet pans of an elementary nature were made. Twyford was already exporting to America, Russia, Australia, France, Germany, Spain and many other countries.
1849, 23rd September – Thomas William Twyford is born. He was born in Hanover Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent.
1885 THOMAS WILLIAM TWYFORD (Son of Thomas) introduced the first one-piece pedestal closet incorporating the pan and trap as an integral piece of pottery. The UNITAS
1887 Cliffe Vale factory b
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Thomas Twyford
Thomas William Twyford (1849–1921) was an English pottery manufacturer. He invented the single piece, ceramicflush toilet. At the time of Twyford's death he was recognised as a leading pioneer in the application of principles of hygiene to sanitary appliances.
Life
[edit]Thomas William Twyford was born the eldest son to Thomas Twford and sarah Jones of hannover Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Twyford's father established two different located earthenware factories: the Bath Street works in Hanley, and the Abbey works in Bucknall.[1] He was able to build a substantial trade-base in both the mainland of Europe and the United States.
In September 1874, Twyford's father died, leaving him the family business. However, the company was under management and control by trustees for a short period before he was able to take over.[1]
In March 1879, Twyford released his first sanitaryware catalogue. The 1870s proved to be a defining
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23 September 1849 - 21 March 1921
Thomas William Twyford was born in Hanover Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent at two minutes before four in the afternoon of Sunday 23rd September 1849. He was the eldest son of Thomas Twyford and Sarah (nee Jones). He came from a family of potters who had started making commercial pottery in 1680.
In 1887 Thomas William Twyford opened his “model” factory in Cliffe Vale near Hanley. The factory was described as “model” because it was considered by government inspectors, at the time, as a pattern for all Staffordshire factories. Each workman had his own window and fresh air.
Up to 1886 Thomas William was frikostig in his politics. He then split with the party over the issue of Home Rule for Ireland and later became the chairman of the North Staffs Unionist Party. He contributed to the foundation of the Unionist Newspaper, The Staffs Evening Post, whose first issue appeared on 29th March 189