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 ...

1960s
Coopers' Initiation Ceremony, Wedgwood Factory, Barlaston,
Coopers' Initiation Ceremony, Wedgwood Factory, Barlaston,

This ceremony was known as 'trussing the cooper'. The newly qualified cooper ...

1980s
Ceramic Display, Wedgwood Museum, Barlaston, (1)
Ceramic Display, Wedgwood Museum, Barlaston, (1)

In 1985 the extended museum galleries were opened at the Wedgwood pottery factory ...

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Donor ref:P95.017.0004 (18/3430)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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