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Subiaco Museum > Records

PHOTOGRAPH: 'CALYX POTTERY, SUBI CENTRO'

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Image: Photograph of Clayx Pottery taken in 1923.

Frame: Gold frame with green mount. White inlaid panel has information about the work.

Panel reads: 'This photomontage is on the cover of the brochure "Walking Subiaco: Subi Centro". The photograph, by unknown photographer, is of worker in the plate-making section at Calyx Pottery in 1923. It was later operated by Brisbane & Wunderlich, which made catering china, sanitary ware and Wembley Ware, a range of ornamental china. The factory became known as Bristile after 1979 and Australian Fine China from 1992. It continued to manufacture hotel china until it closed in 2006.'

Reverse: Stamped 'Captured Ideas Picture Framing & Gallery'

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cwa-org-43-2021.78.7

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Photographic Paper

Keywords

Brisbane & Wunderlich

Australian Fine China

Public Location

DISP.ADMIN.MEETING

Geotag

-31.94719, 115.817803

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