Cooper's Workshop, Wedgwood Factory, Barlaston,

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Date:November 1973

Description:Frank Herriman was the last cooper to be employed by Wedgwood. He retired at Christmas 1974. At the Wedgwood factory pottery and china was packed into straw-filled barrels for transportation, until they were replaced by cardboard boxes from the 1960s.


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1930s
Model of the New Wedgwood Factory at Barlaston,
Model of the New Wedgwood Factory at Barlaston,

Model of the new Wedgwood factory and estate at Barlaston. Josiah Wedgwood (1730 ...

1950s
Aerial View of the Wedgwood Factory, Barlaston,
Aerial View of the Wedgwood Factory, Barlaston,

Josiah Wedgwood (1730 - 1795) began his apprenticeship as a potter in 1744. He ...

1970s
Wedgwood Museum Gallery, Barlaston,
Wedgwood Museum Gallery, Barlaston,

The first 'new' museum at the Wedgwood factory, which was a major part of the Visitor ...

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Donor ref:P95.017.0004 (18/3430)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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