Description:One matter of special concern to pottery manufacturers was the rising price of the straw used to package their wares. Here, Chairman of the Staffordshire Potters, Ambrose Smith, announces that they will have to charge a higher price for each crate or hogshead (barrel) as a result of this trend.
About this Document
This document was collected by local industrialist Enoch Wood and is now part of the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.