WINKLE TERRA COTTA COMPANY

Photo of Joseph Winkle on p. 615

Text below on p. 614.

WINKLE, Joseph, president Winkle, Terra Cotta Company, Winkle Mercantile and - Agricultural Company, of Illinois; born in Staffordshire, England, June 1st, 1837; son of Andrew and Martha (Littler) Winkle; came to the United States in March, 1859, having served his apprenticeship and worked in the potteries before coming to the United States; on his arrival in this country he entered the clay industries, and has continued in that business since; he organized the Joseph Winkle Terra Cotta Works in 1883; incorporated as the Winkle Terra Cotta Company in 1889 of which company he is president.