John Derbyshire Glass:
19th Century glass from
Salford near Manchester, UK
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John Derbyshire was the brother of James Derbyshire, and together they operated glassworks in the Manchester area in the mid-19th century. Their first glassworks was James Derbyshire & Brother, of Hulme, which was established in 1858. In 1867 James and John and their other brother Thomas opened another glassworks and traded as J.J.& T. Derbyshire. This company's output was mostly high quality pressed glass tableware. They do not seem to have registered any new designs after the 1870s.
