Date:1953
Description:This ceremony was known as 'trussing the cooper'. The newly qualified cooper was placed in a barrel, which he had made himself. The barrel was then filled with a mixture which contained soot, feathers, shavings, beer and treacle. The barrel was rolled around the workshop before the cooper was taken out and tossed in the air three times. He was then presented with his indentures. Here Mr John Harding, Managing Director, is presenting Ernie Eldershaw with his indentures. The photograph was taken in the coopers' yard, now the site of the Crown and Anchor car park.
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This ceremony was known as 'trussing the cooper'. The newly qualified cooper was placed in a barrel, ...
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Source: Staffordshire Museum Service
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