| 词条 | J. Arthur Dixon |
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John Arthur Dixon (18 June 1897 - 19 May 1958) was the British founder of the eponymous manufacturer of greetings cards and postcards. Dixon was born at Cross Hills, Keighley, Yorkshire, the eldest son of Charles C. Dixon.[1] In 1926, he moved to Shanklin on the Isle of Wight, where he bought a small printing business. Dixon was a keen photographer, and in 1937 he produced his first Christmas cards. From 1947, he was producing postcards, initially under contract for W. J. Nigh & Sons Ltd, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, and soon after on his own account.[1] In 1951, production began at an 87,000 sq ft factory was built at Newport, Isle of Wight, leased from the Ministry of Aviation. The factory was a former aircraft hangar at Parkhurst Forest.[2] In 1951, more than 14 million greetings cards were produced and in 1955, nearly 30 million postcards. In 1958, the company began producing guidebooks.[1] Dixon died on 19 May 1958 at the Royal Isle of Wight County Hospital, Ryde.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=J Arthur Dixon|url=http://woottonbridgeiow.org.uk/jadixon.php|work=Wootton Bridge Historical|publisher=Wootton Bridge Historical|accessdate=31 December 2013}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dixon, J. Arthur}}2. ^{{cite web|title=J. Arthur Dixon works, Newport|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/domesday/dblock/GB-444000-87000/picture/2|work=Domesday Reloaded|publisher=BBC|accessdate=31 December 2013}} 4 : 1897 births|1958 deaths|Postcard publishers|People from Keighley |
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