Digester pot
Thomas Holcroft and Sons
Category
Metalwork
Date
1901
Materials
Cast iron, Paint
Measurements
390 x 310 mm; 253 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Wolverhampton
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 884345
Summary
Digester pot - T.Holcroft and Sons cast iron 3 gallon Digester, with ribbed lid, three clasps, mechanism and carrying handle. Some blue/green paint on pot.
Provenance
A gift from Mrs. C.J. Morris. This pot came from a big house in Weston-Super-Mare where the dondor's grandmother and brothers worked in service as a lady's maid, estate carpenter and joiner.
Marks and inscriptions
(on base) T. HOLCROFT AND SONS / (within diamond shape)I/17/1 Rd K/H / 3 GALLS / WOLVERHAMPTON
Makers and roles
Thomas Holcroft and Sons, manufacturer