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Astbury noun
- John. 1688–1743, English potter; earliest of the great Staffordshire potters
Examples from the Web for astbury Historical Examples of astbury
Only at one spot, a quarry near Astbury, does it appear at the surface in Cheshire.
Charles E. Kelsey
The younger Astbury introduced the use of flint into his ware in or about 1723.
Arthur Hayden
Astbury used an addition of white clay and flint to his bodies about 1720.
Arthur Hayden
Astbury saw the dust, and it at once occurred to him that it might be useful in his business.
Jennie J. Young
A son of the above named Astbury was riding through Dunstable in 1720, when he noticed symptoms of disorder in his horses eyes.
Jennie J. Young