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"Beware of the Destructives" - 1836 election document from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
This notice calls upon the electors of Stoke-on-Trent not to promise their votes to any aspiring Member of Parliament just yet. Who shou...
"Crazing" & Porous Body. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide illustrating the problem known as "crazing" on the surface of a piece of ware with a porous body. This lantern slide appears to b...
"Daisy Bank" Marl Hole. Brick and Tile. Longton. Photographed by William Blake.
Industrial landscape with a view of Daisy Bank marl hole. Taken at Edensor, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. These huge holes were created due to ...
"Our cause is gained!" - Notice from the Enoch Wood scrapbook
A big decision In 1812, the people of the Potteries were struggling for their livelihoods. One government decision could make a...
"Placer" Filing a Saggar. Photographed by William Blake.
Factory interior with a pottery worker known as a placer filling a saggar. This image appears elsewhere in the collection and was used for a pre...
"Scourers", Dusting off the Flint. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing pottery workers in the process of scouring. This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or sli...
"Scourers", Dusting off the Flint. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing pottery workers in the process of scouring. This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide...
"Scourers", Dusting off the Flint. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing pottery workers in the process of scouring. This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or sli...
"Strawing" China for Packing. Photographed by William Blake.
A pottery worker "Strawing" China as part of the packing process.
 "The Devil In The Potteries." Photography and Design by William Blake.
Industrial landscape taken at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This design, with its damning caption, is one of many tha...
"The Real Devil in Stoke On Trent." Photography and Design by William Blake.
Industrial landscape taken at Longton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. This design, with its damning caption, is one of many that appear to conf...
<cite>An Address to the Coal Miners</cite> - Pamphlet from the Enoch Wood Scrapbook
exhibition An apparently neutral observer introduces himself in this pamphlet, claiming to weigh up the respective cases of the coal masters and miners' union...



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