E. & W. Bennett

American, active 1848–1856

LocationBaltimore, Maryland, United States

BiographyVarious Bennett Potteries 1839-1936
James Bennett 1839-1841
Bennett & Sons 1841-1844
Thomas Croxall & Brothers 1844-1852
E Bennett Chinaware Factory 1846-1848
E & W Bennett 1848-1856
Edwin Bennett Pottery 1856-1890
Edwin Bennett Pottery Company 1890-1936

East Liverpool, Ohio - Birmingham/Pittsburgh, PA. - Baltimore, Maryland

1839 James Bennett a native of England, started the first of the various Bennett potteries in East Liverpool, Ohio on the S.E. Corner of 2nd & Jefferson Sts.
1841 his sons, Daniel, Edwin and William joined him and the pottery was called Bennett & Sons
1844 The pottery was sold to Thomas Croxall & Brothers (in 1852 the plant was destroyed by flood and closed)
Edwin, Daniel and James moved to Birmingham, PA. to start a small pottery, leaving William to operate a small pottery Ohio

1846 Edwin moved to Baltimore, Maryland, founding the E Bennett Chinaware Factory
1848 William closed his Ohio pottery and joined Edwin in Maryland. The name changing to E & W Bennett
1849 James had retired and Daniel closed the PA factory, after carrying on alone for a few years
1856 the Maryland factory became the Edwin Bennett Pottery
1890 the name was again changed to the Edwin Bennett Pottery Company
The Depression took its toll and they were forced to file for bankruptcy
1936 Closed

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