▁a ▁" f av our ite ▁pup il " ▁of ▁Jos iah ▁Wed g wood . ▁ ▁Some ▁ 3 0 0 ▁of ▁his ▁works ▁have ▁been ▁identified , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁now ad ays ▁mainly ▁known ▁only ▁to ▁those ▁with ▁an ▁interest ▁in ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁English ▁cer am ics . ▁ ▁Adams ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁and ▁his ▁prosper ous ▁business ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁his ▁younger ▁son ▁Benjamin ; ▁the ▁business ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁Benjamin ' s ▁ill ▁health ▁and ▁was ▁sold ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁to ▁John ▁Me ir , ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁was ▁sold ▁back ▁to ▁another ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Adams ▁family , ▁and ▁was ▁finally ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁Wed g wood ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁Wood , ▁Frank ▁L ., ▁The ▁World ▁of ▁British ▁Stone ware : ▁Its ▁History , ▁Man ufact ure ▁and ▁War es , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Tr ou b ador ▁Publishing ▁Ltd , ▁, ▁ 9 7 8 1 7 8 3 0 6 3 6 7 3 ▁ ▁Further ▁reading A ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Adams ▁family ▁of ▁North ▁Staff ord shire , ▁& ▁of ▁their ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁pot ter ies , : ▁With ▁numerous ▁pedig ree ▁charts ▁& ▁notes ▁on ▁al lied ▁families , ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁by ▁Per cy ▁W .