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Post  mumof1 Fri 29 Sep - 14:53

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Last weekend I met an elderly gentleman who told me he used to pot in Gisborne. I thought I would share his work, in case his unusual marks ever came up. He is William (Bill) Coppell. His first mark for this ginger jar is a crab
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The next one is a little different
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He used a different mark for this jar, which he came up with using his initals
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WC !
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Post  Ev Sun 1 Oct - 8:30

:O2laugh: That makes me feel good having a belly laugh at this time of the day Very Happy

Good work sunshine !!
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Post  teaandcoffee Sun 1 Oct - 11:26

It looks like he was a very good potter. His work is interesting.

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