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Events on Tuesday 13 June 1769 2
1769Wedgwood opens the Etruria worksPurpose-built pottery factory in StaffordshireJosiah Wedgwood opened his new Etruria factory near Stoke-on-Trent, and on the first day he threw vases there himself. The works became a model of industrial organisation and division of labour.
1769Wedgwood opens the Etruria worksPurpose-built pottery factory in StaffordshireJosiah Wedgwood opened his new Etruria factory near Stoke-on-Trent, and on the first day he threw vases there himself. The works became a model of industrial organisation and division of labour.