John Campbell was born in 1857 in New Zealand and moved to Victoria with his family as a child. He became an apprentice at Bendigo pottery and his newly learned potters skills were rewarded by winning medals in the 1879-80 Melbourne Juvenile Intercolonial Exhibition for his exhibits - a stoneware fountain, a whisky still worm and two terracotta fire grate backs.

At around age 23 he moved to Tasmania and in 1881 in partnership with his father in law, bought Alfred Cornwell’s 'Victorian and Tasmanian Potteries Launceston pottery works. In the 1891-2 Tasmanian Exhibition in their home town of Launceston, Campbell’s exhibited a range of pots and urns, vases, teapots, cheese dishes with covers, jars, bottles and Toby jugs.

Pipe and brick manufacture was the largest part of the Campbell business, but John Campbell's own interest were the hand-thrown decorative items that they manufactured.

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John Campbell pottery wall pocket with brown glaze incised…

John Campbell Tasmania Pottery Wall Pocket

John Campbell pottery wall pocket with brown glaze incised 'John Campbell, Tasmania

John Campbell pottery wall pocket with swan decoration, incised…

John Campbell Swan Wall Pocket

John Campbell pottery wall pocket with swan decoration, incised 'John Campbell, Tasmania', 20 cm high, 17 cm wide

John Campbell Pottery koala wall pocket, 17 cm

Campbell Pottery Koala Wall Pocket - 17cm

John Campbell Pottery koala wall pocket, 17 cm

Campbell swan wall vase, green yellow brown & black

Green and Black Campbell Swan Wall Vase

Campbell swan wall vase, green yellow brown & black

John Campbell pottery wall vase with map of Tasmania,…

Tasmania Map Wall Vase by John Campbell

John Campbell pottery wall vase with map of Tasmania, green/yellow

John Campbell pottery koala wall vase, green

Green Koala Wall Vase by John Campbell Pottery

John Campbell pottery koala wall vase, green

John Campbell swan wall vase

Swan Wall Vase by John Campbell

John Campbell swan wall vase

John Campbell Tasmania wall vase

Tasmania Wall Vase by John Campbell

John Campbell Tasmania wall vase

John Campbell Australian pottery wall vase, with brown and…

Drip Glaze Wall Vase by John Campbell

John Campbell Australian pottery wall vase, with brown and yellow drip glaze. Height 19 cm

Four various John Campbell items. Including frog, ashtray, posy…

John Campbell Collection: Frog, Ashtray, Vase, Wall Vase

Four various John Campbell items. Including frog, ashtray, posy vase (hairline), and wall vase. Height 8 cm (frog)