006068 Accession Number: 006068

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OWING TO THE TERRIFIC HEAT TO WHICH THE POTS ARE SUBJECTED, THEIR COMPOSITION MUST BE PERFECT. THIS PICTURE SHOWS A POT THAT COULD NOT STAND UP TO THE INTENSE HEAT. (NEGATIVE BY E.L. CRANSTONE).

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Accession Number
006068
Photographer
Edward Lefevre (Ted) Cranstone
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c February 1941
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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