Do you suspect that the person in question may have be good at something - either a modeller or a painter ?? If so then your best bet is to get in touch with Stoke Archives at Hanley Library and give them his name ... However if he was " a potter" then it is unlikely that any records exist.... Try watching something like "The Antiques Roadshow" - and Listen to either of the Sandons when describing pottery . The conversation goes something like "Oh yes painted by XXXXX, from a model by YYYYY - they never say things like "Fred Smith poured the slip into the cast ! Or Harry Barlow was a the guy wot put it in the sagger and his mate Arthur Foster drew it Ite .... Oh if only they had kept records of the little men - but your man may be famous and if he was he would be documented at the Archives. Steve ps - Claris Cliff - - How many bits of pot do you think she actually painted ? And how many of the Bizarre girls can anyone name ?? Same for Suzy Cooper .......