. . "1793Z"^^ . "1990Z"^^ . . . . "Minton's Ltd"@en . "Minton's Ltd, was a major ceramics manufacturing company, originated with Thomas Minton (1765\u20131836) the founder of \"Thomas Minton and Sons\", who established his pottery factory in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, in 1793, producing earthenware. He formed a partnership, Minton & Poulson, c.1796, with Joseph Poulson who made bone china from c.1798 in his new near-by china pottery. When Poulson died in 1808, Minton carried on alone,using Poulson's pottery for china until 1816."@en . "Merged withRoyal DoultonTableware Ltd in 1968"@en . . .