In 1862, Mr. Cockson having retired from the concern, the works were carried on by the remaining partners, Messrs. W. and J. Harding (Brothers), who did an extensive trade with Holland and Italy. Besides the cream-coloured and printed wares for foreign trade, druggists’ fittings formed a staple branch. Black, Egyptian, Rockingham, and tinted wares too were made. In 1872 Messrs. Harding gave up the business, when Mr. John Aynsley, china manufacturer, of Longton, purchased the back portion of the works and let it to its present occupiers, Messrs. Thomas Booth & Sons. The entire front of the New Hall Works was purchased by Mr. Henry Hall, metal mounter of jugs, tea-pots, &c., so that the manufactory became divided into two distinct properties. The portion occupied by Messrs. Booth having been burnt down has been rebuilt. The productions of Messrs. Booth & Sons are the usual classes of ordinary earthenware in printed, painted, enamelled and gilt services; stone ware of good quality, in which a large variety of jugs and tea-pots are made; and jasper ware, in various ornamental articles. Among their shapes of toilet ware are the “Eldon,” “Globe,” “Alexandra,” and “Cottage;” and among their specialities in other goods are a self-closing hot-water jug, and a molasses jug, which are considered very successful. [Illustration: Fig. 458.] [Illustration: Figs. 459 and 460.] Specimens of the hard paste of the New Hall Works are rare. They are almost entirely without mark; but sometimes there is an incised letter N as here shown. Fig. 460 exhibits a beautifully painted teapot. On one side is a group of children playing at blind man’s buff. They are dressed in the characteristic costume of the latter part of last century, but what renders the group peculiarly interesting is that in the background is a view of a pot-works, with kiln, which may probably have been a representation of the works when this interesting piece was made. On the opposite side of this teapot is an equally well painted group of a boy riding on a dog, and on the lid are also two little figure vignettes. This piece was made for, and belonged to, one of the partners, Charles Bagnall, from whose family it passed more than half a century ago, by marriage, to a Mr. Sutton, from whose own octogenarian hands it passed into my own. It was painted by Duvivier, a French artist of celebrity, who, as well as Bone, was employed at these works. Fig. 459 is a cup and a saucer of excellent form and twisted fluting. Fig. 462 is a jug, carefully painted with birds, and bearing in front the initials S. D. This jug was made at New Hall for Sampson Daniel, a cousin of John Daniel, one of the partners, and is still in possession of his grandson, Mr. Daniel, of Hanley. The coffee cup and saucer (Fig. 464) is a good and characteristic specimen; and Fig. 463 is one piece of a dessert service, belonging to Mr. Gray, which was made for Mr. Daniel, one of the partners.