The Middleport Pottery of
Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)
The potters 'library' - the mould store
Location 9 on
the plan
Next: the casting shop
Previous: the
mould maker
1000's of plaster moulds, some over 100 years old, are stored in this warm, dry room at the very top of the factory - away from prying eyes.
It is an Aladdin's cave of treasures.
A small selection of carefully
numbered
and catalogued moulds
The moulds for "Willow
Pattern" soup dishes
a favourite pattern all over the world
Toby Jug moulds of
Winston Churchill
On the left an old mould and on the right an current production
mould.
A series of old Toby Jug moulds
Mould for Art Deco Vase with
bird pattern and handle
Mould for the world famous
"Staffordshire Dog"