Such famous people as Sit Terence Conran, Sir Hugh Casson, Sir Peter
Scott and the Marquis of Queensberry all made designs for Midwinters
of Burslem.
In 1774 John Flaxman (Josiah Wedgwood's designer) perfected the
world famous "Jasper ware".
Miscellaneous
In the 1950's a pottery worker from Stoke-on-Trent with the
occupation of a "saggarmaker's bottom-knocker" beat the panel on
TV's "What's My Line?"
Records
William Brownfield and Son of Cobridge produced an 11 foot vase - it
was claimed to be the largest piece of porcelain ever produced when
it was displayed at the 1889 Paris Exhibition.