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Modellers and Employees |
(In 1981/82 there were 112 people working at the Bossons Factory)
Bossons were often initialled by the Modeller
Directors
Mr W H Bossons
Mrs W Ray Bossons
Mrs W R (Ruth) Bossons
Ann Waltho
Full Time Modellers
Mr Ray Bossons
1948 to 1952 - Doris Conliffe (first full time modeller, responsible for most of the scenic plaques including the 14, 12 and 10 inch. Most of these were in the 1948/49 catalogue)
1952 - Alice Wilde (later left Company due to illness, produced the Aboriginal Plaques)
1971 and rejoined again in 1977 - 1996 Alice Brindley (was Alice Wilde - retuned to Company. After 1977 she produced Koalas, Pandas, Lemur, all 7no Crown Collection and Bretonne Lady)
1957 to 1977 Fred Wright (developed the first character well masks, later worked for Legend Products)
Mr W K Harper (modelled Jock, Paddy, Chef and some of the Copper Collection)
1959 - Stefan Czarnota (tiny Tots series + some pottery figures
Freelance Modellers
1956 - Mr Kaposvary ("Bowling Along" and "At the Wayside Inn")
1958 - Mrs Patricia Easterbrook (Roberts - American Floral Designer - designed Sentimental Flowers and matching mirrors).
1959 - Colin Melbourne (Modern Pottery wall figures, Spanish Dancer, Indian Dancer, Liberian Dancer, Bullfighter and Jazz shelf ornaments)
1960 - Miss Margaret Tarrent (He Prayeth Best and Morning Carol)
1961 - Walt Disney Studios (Franchise for the Disney Plaques)
1964 - Mr Axel Amuchastegui (South American - Raccoon, Chipmunks
1965 - Mr Basil Ede (drawings for the Ring Tailed Lemur)
1966 - Johnathon Kenworthy (Fighting Cocks
1965 - Miss Kay Nixon Blundell (contributed drawings for Owlet, Squirrel and Bush Baby.
Mr E Woollen (of Turnstall)
Mr Sydney Machin
Paintress in 1947
Marie Robinson, Loan Upton, Marie Boote, Barbara Cotterill, Mrs Moss
Later Paintress
Moira Davies
Employees in 1947
Mr Bowers
Harold Allen
Ron Clegg
John Beech
Ken Potts (Head Moulder)
Terry Simcock
Jim Bromley
Packaging and Shipping
Sylvia Byram
Mrs Thelma Beech
Later Employees
Roy Barnett
Fred Hopley
Veronica Dzik
Sylvia Byram