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John Walsh Walsh Ltd. [1850-1951. UK. Glassware Manufacturers]
John Walsh Walsh Ltd. [1850-1951. UK. Glassware Manufacturers]
John Walsh Walsh began manufacturing glassware after its founder, John Walsh Wal… subscribers only
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Bibliography
1. Byars, Mel. The design encyclopedia. London: Laurence King Publishers/Museum of Modern Art, 2004
2. Reynolds. Eric. Glass of John Walsh Walsh 1850-1951. Shepton Beauchamp, England: Richard Dennis Publications, 1999
1. Byars, Mel. The design encyclopedia. London: Laurence King Publishers/Museum of Modern Art, 2004
2. Reynolds. Eric. Glass of John Walsh Walsh 1850-1951. Shepton Beauchamp, England: Richard Dennis Publications, 1999
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Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History
John Walsh Walsh (?-1864) began manufacturing glassware after purchasing an existing glassworks in Birmingham, England in 1850. The firm became a limited company in 1923 and was by then managed by the founder's grandsons Philip Walker and Sydney Walker. The firm seems also to have been known as the Soho and Vesta Glass Works. In 1928 John Walsh Walsh's great grandson was made director of the company. From 1935 to 1951 'Clyne' Farquerson was the firm's chief designer. Production was suspended during the World War Two years but resumed after the war. The glassworks eventually closed in 1951.
Grace’s Guide to British Industrial History
John Walsh Walsh (?-1864) began manufacturing glassware after purchasing an existing glassworks in Birmingham, England in 1850. The firm became a limited company in 1923 and was by then managed by the founder's grandsons Philip Walker and Sydney Walker. The firm seems also to have been known as the Soho and Vesta Glass Works. In 1928 John Walsh Walsh's great grandson was made director of the company. From 1935 to 1951 'Clyne' Farquerson was the firm's chief designer. Production was suspended during the World War Two years but resumed after the war. The glassworks eventually closed in 1951.