J. Arthur Dixon
British publisher
About J. Arthur Dixon
Lived 1897 – 1958 (aged 60).
John Arthur Dixon (18 June 1897 - 19 May 1958) was the British founder of the eponymous manufacturer of greetings cards and postcards, J. Arthur Dixon.
Dixon was born at Cross Hills, Keighley, Yorkshire, the eldest son of Charles C. Dixon.
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. Initially, he was producing postcards under contract for W. J. Nigh & Sons Ltd, Ventnor, Isle of Wight. From 1937 (evidenced by a postmark on a colour tinted photo card of Shanklin Old Village) he was producing postcards on his own account.
In 1951, more than 14 million greetings cards were produced and in 1955, nearly 30 million postcards. In 1958, the company began producing guidebooks.
Dixon died on 19 May 1958 at the Royal Isle of Wight County Hospital, Ryde.
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J. Arthur Dixon was born on 18 June 1897.
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J. Arthur Dixon died on 19 May 1958.
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