Date:December 1963
Description:Crate making was an important ancillary trade for the pottery industry. Crate yards were usually small companies, but very important in reducing losses through transport breakages of finished pottery. The main frame is made from split staves or heads and the cross or bindings from hazel withies woven through the frame. Crates usually had separate tops and were packed with straw to transport pottery and earthenware. This type of crate lasted into the 1970s before being replaced by wire mesh containers. These crates were photographed at J J West & Sons yard in Middleport.
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J J West & Sons were crate makers for the pottery industry, operating a crate yard in Navigation Road ...
Crate making was an important ancillary trade for the pottery industry. Crate yards were usually small ...
Packing crates at Sneyd pipe works. The works was to the west of the Potteries Loop Line, just north ...
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Creators: Mr Bert Bentley - Creator
Image courtesy of: Stoke on Trent City Archives.
Donor ref:SD1480/106-09 (204/35406)
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