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Post  Ev Sun 23 May - 12:23

Tours of the Crown Lynn factory were very popular and thousands of school children and groups were guided through all of the processes of pottery making.
This plate courtesy of hon-john reads:
COMMEMORATING 25 YEARS FACTORY TOURS CROWN LYNN JULY 1961-JULY 1986 EDMONTON SENIOR CITIZENS' TOUR PARTY 9TH JULY 1986
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Post  HeatherT Tue 25 May - 17:40

I went on one of those tours - and I remember them stamping Blue Pacific... that was in 1967 on a school trip. Very Happy
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Post  spacifica Wed 18 Aug - 21:23



Gosh it's such a shame the tours etc are all gone ...I think if there's going to be any exhibition I will try to go there.. :cloud7:

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Post  HeatherT Wed 18 Aug - 22:31

Yes,we can have our own school trip!!
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