Freda Desai and Walter Nash

Freda Desai worked at Crown Lynn in the decorating department from 1958 until 1964.

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.

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…

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…

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…