Thursday 12 April 2018

What great grandma had in her special cupboard .......

Now, I have become fascinated by the crested china which was produced during the Great War.

The Manchester Drum, circa 1914-18
I first came across them while I was writing Manchester Remembering 1914-18 and was hooked.

They were produced by the porcelain companies who before the war had made china figures which often carried the name and the coat of arms of a town or city.

More often than not they were linked to a holiday destination and might even big of a famous landmark.

But during the Great War production was switched to more patriotic pieces, like tanks, battleship and ambulances.

This is another from the collection of David Harrop.

They would have been bought as marks of support for the war or perhaps just a way feeling closer to someone serving somewhere on a battle front or out at sea.

And for those with an interest there are more fine examples in the blog.**

Location; Manchester

Picture; the Manchester drum, circa 1914-18, from the collection of David Harrop

* Manchester Remembering 1914-18, Andrew Simpson, 2017, the History Press and see, https://chorltonhistory.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/A%20new%20book%20on%20Manchester%20and%20the%20Great%20War



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