Stories
An Artistic Job
Joan Davis (nee Sheen) started working at Crown Lynn c.1940 in the Decorating Department, during WWII as part of the war effort. Her sister…
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Moeroa Brothers
Moeroa worked at Crown Lynn for 30 years from 1969-1989 in the transfers department, managing 30 workers. Her favourite item is the cup she…
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Crown Lynn Cut-Out Cups
He pulled out what looked like a railway cup without a handle. I had seen these before, but didn’t know what they were.
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Mrs Bowles, Decorator
Among the Te Toi Uku archives is a School Journal with an article on Maude Bowles, who was head of the decorating department at…
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Freda Desai and Walter Nash
Freda Desai worked at Crown Lynn in the decorating department from 1958 until 1964.
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A nice bright plate
Joan Liam started work at Crown Lynn in 1959, she was part of a team who first painted the Fleurette pattern.
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The Lynndale Range
In 1964, Crown Lynn sponsored a fundraising event for the Lynndale Athletics Club, where gold medal winner Peter Snell, Murray Halberg and Marise Chamberlain…
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Pool of international friendship
In 1964 New Zealand beauty queen, Helen Iggo, travelled to California to participate in the Miss International Beauty Pageant. Before she left, Iggo was…
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Crown Lynn Potteries, New Lynn
Crown Lynn was one of New Zealand’s most important companies, producing hundreds of thousands of ceramics each week. Its wares were in almost every…
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