English Ware Icing Sugar Shaker

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Lancaster Ltd.

c. 1940

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Overview

The Shaker has a cream ceramic oblong body with a silver plated shaker lid. The top of the body shows a floral design of yellow and blue flowers that encircles the shaker but is different on each side.

Historical information

Lancaster Ltd manufactured earthenware at the Dresden works, Tinkersclough, in the Shelton area of Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England between 1899-1944. Formerly Lancaster & Barker, the original partners being Frederick John Lancaster, Emily Lancaster and Edward John Barker. When the partnership of Lancaster & Barker was dissolved in July 1899 the business was continued by Frederick John Lancaster. The '& Sons' was added to the company mark in 1906. At some time was renamed to Lancaster & Sons (Hanley) Ltd.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2018.30a.b

Item type

Collectibles

Objects

Material

Ceramics

Width

4.5000 cm

Height or length

4.5000 cm

Depth

17 cm

Themes

Social History

Inscriptions and markings

On the base is stamped the makers mark for Lancaster & Sons which includes the wording

LANCASTER LTD
HANLEY
ENGLAND

There is a design number hand written in black
10

Contextual Information

The sifter was used to sprinkle sugar over food like fruit, puddings or cakes.

This sifter was donated by Geoff Lord who was the President of the Busselton Historical Society in 1975 and instrumental in establishing the Museum in the Old Butter Factory.

The Lord family arrived in the Busselton area in 1922 as one of the original Group settlement families at Chapman Hill/ Walsall. The Group Settlement scheme was a Western Australian/ United Kingdom government migration scheme introduced in 1921, to provide a labour force to develop agricultural land in the South West region of Western Australia, reduce unemployment in the United Kingdom and reduce dependence on food imports from interstate. Members of the Lord family have been active community members in the Busselton region since they arrived in 1922.

Place made

Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
United Kingdom

Hanley

Year

c. 1940

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

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Parent records

CABINET 1.6.1 The Taylor Cabinet

Busselton Historical Society

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