The story of the line starts in 1730 with the birth of Josiah Wedgwood to a family who made pottery.  At 6 years old, Josiah was an apprentice and by 14 he had suffered a session of smallpox that weakened his right knee.  By 1760, Josiah had his very own factory and had been messing with different formulas of porcelain, clays and glazes and technological advances in the art of transferring designs to the finished product.  In 1765 he made a total set for Queen Charlotte, publicized himself as the'potter to the Queen' and his business took off.  Josiah's crowning feat was his creation of Jasperware.  Jasper is translucent clay ...