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son-in-law, Bowman Heald, and has since been and is now carried 
on under the style of “ Hepworth aud Heald.” The Mr. Hepworth 
mentioned was a printer and stationer, and for forty years he was 
postmaster at Knottingley. He published several works, amongst 
them “The History and Antiquities of Knottingley,” 1871, and 
the amusing “ Life and Adventures of Jimmy Hurst of Rawcliffe.” 
Mr. Hepworth died on November 14th, 1888, and Mr. Bowman 
Heald became sole proprietor of the works and continues as such 
at the present time. Daniel Twigg, the last of the family connected 
with the trade, died on April 17th, 1892. 
Fig. 33. Jug with Dragon Handle. Mr. A. Hurst’s Collection. 
John Twigg produced most of the goods without any mark, but 
TWIGG was occasionally impressed on the bottom of the ware, 
or his initials J. T. were impressed or printed in blue transfer 
under the name of the pattern. 
We have several pieces marked TWIGG, impressed, and Mr. 
Hurst has one marked TWIGG’S, a very fine jug after the style 
of the Mason jugs, with a dragon handle. 
As regards the present period, Mr. Bowman Heald, to whom I 
am indebted for most of the information about this pottery, tells me 
that the goods produced are the usual useful domestic earthenware 
required by the middle and working classes, in printed, painted. 
