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Crown Lynn - the beginning
The company that gave birth to Crown Lynn was the Amalgamated Brick and Pipe Company which later became Ceramco the owners when Crown Lynn ceased operating in 1989:
The Porcelain Specialties Department of Ambrico was where Crown Lynn had its origins.
The Porcelain Specialties Department of Ambrico was where Crown Lynn had its origins.
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Crown Lynn - today
A number of contemporary NZ artists use Crown Lynn images in their work and one of the ones I like the best is OpShop. One of the group, Rudolf Boelee has a blog which features his work including recently produced Crown Lynn tea towels:
http://rudolfboelee.blogspot.com/2008/08/crown-lynn-new-zealand-tea-towels_24.html
http://rudolfboelee.blogspot.com/2008/08/crown-lynn-new-zealand-tea-towels_24.html
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Re: Crown Lynn - the beginning
Heheee I watched that on youtube some months ago when I came across it while searching Crown Lynn.
Kiwiana at its best
Kiwiana at its best
Re: Crown Lynn - the beginning
Thought I would pop this in here....
Archway the NZ Archive site... has 5 pages of Crown Lynn listings ....
http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ItemAdvancedSearch.do
most are in Wellington, but if you think anything should be checked out at the Auckland Archives it's not far from me.
Archway the NZ Archive site... has 5 pages of Crown Lynn listings ....
http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ItemAdvancedSearch.do
most are in Wellington, but if you think anything should be checked out at the Auckland Archives it's not far from me.
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Nope - unmarked.
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This electric jug also dates from the early period:
Its base is marked:
It'd probably be even more uncomfortable in bed than the hottie and more prone to leaking.
Its base is marked:
It'd probably be even more uncomfortable in bed than the hottie and more prone to leaking.
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Crown Lynn exported liqueur bottles manufactured for Australian company Seppelts in the 1940s. They came in a range of colours including maroon, two shades of brown, green and white:
with this mark:
and:
with these marks:
with this mark:
and:
with these marks:
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The cigar jar dates from the 40s try anything era:
This commemorative mug was for the 1950 Empire Games:
This commemorative mug was for the 1950 Empire Games:
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Clark House
This impressive building was built for the Clark family and sits above the brickworks at Limeburners Bay:
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Clark House
Here's a shot of the verandah which shows the large glazed blocks used in the construction of the house as well as other decorative features:
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Thanks Jeremy, I will add this one without a handle to the No Numbers Gallery
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