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We will have to try to watch out for these numbers...
Yay... this cost me $18 in Wellsford, perfect condition. I have never seen this sticker before, but I see that Heather has one - no surprise! I am thinking this is Crown Lynn shape number 1? 18 cm tall. Here is a closeup of the sticker, and the
A pic of Salisbury decorated early Crown Lynn Shapes from Jim's fab collection and this must be early CL/Ambrico shape 10 with a printed mark.. ?
This company was formed during the World War II by Alice and Arthur Partridge. They sourced glazed blanks from Ambrico. This is a very old unidentified shape and features in Gail Henry's book on page 177.
These shapes specifically say for Owen Salisbury and start from September 1960 through until July 1964. I will add photos when I get a chance. It's not all of the shapes that Owen Salisbury got to decorate, but this is just from this time frame. 623
Here are the facts to hand. Heather has a Salisbury vase with 5 stamped on the base The Sparrow Industries photo from the Auckland Museum show the 5 as this shape .. And just to complicate matters the Sparrow Industies photo from the Auckland
I'm pretty sure that this isn't made in New Zealand, but would like others to check it out. The clay doesn't look right and I haven't seen this shape before either ......