Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked.White semi- circular small vase with a metallic shimmering finish (lustreware) . A fine seven centremetre crack in it. 208 in pencil on the baseray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked. A tall asymmetrical centrepiece vase with flared fluted opening, the base is two scrolls. The external surface and the upper part of the internal surface has a pink metallic shimmering finish (lustreware) Marking on the base - Raynham 330ray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked. A large boat shaped vase with a pink metallic shimmering finish (lustreware) and a pink smooth gloss internal surface. There are scrolls on both ends. It's on a squat pedestal in the same mould. Markings on the base illegible, possibly Raynham and a number.ray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked. A fan shaped vase with a pink metallic shimmering (lustreware)external surface and a pink smooth gloss internal surface. indentions on both sides. It's on a squat pedestal in the same mould. Markings on the base - 199 and a damaged silver sticker Rayray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Lustreware chalice supposedly used in a communion service when John Wesley preached his first sermon at Land's End

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked.A tall cylindrical white vase curves in from the top then bulges out near its base with two horseshoe shaped handles on the bulge. It's on a squat pedestal in the same mould. It has a white metallic shimmering finish (lustreware). The inside has numerous cracks. Markings on the base - 904ray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked. A small cylindrical vase. The external surface has a pink metallic shimmering finish (lustreware) with an indentation of a flower and a small, damaged cream coloured stick-on label - Raynham. The inside is pink smooth gloss surface and a small red stick-on label - GUARANTEED Raynham PRODUCTION AUSTRALIA The vase is slightly wider at the top than its base. Markings on the base - Raynham 27, From Marge & Rex Sa.... Birthday 1962ray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked. A tall fan shaped vase with a white metallic shimmering (lustreware) external surface and a white gloss internal surface. Vertical curved indention on both sides with matching curves around the oval shape at the top of the vase. The base of the vase is a circle smaller than the top. There five semi-spherical extrusions reducing in size down each side of the ends of the oval opening. It's on a squat round pedestal in the same mould. Markings on the base in black print - Raynham 7ray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Arts and CraftsVaseovoid form with slender neck, decorated with ruby lustre stamped 'De Morgan Merton Abbey' in oval stamp.william morris, william de morgan, arts and crafts, pottery, lustreware

A William de Morgan rice plate from the Sands End pottery 1893. An associate of William Morris, De Morgan produced a range of pottery including tiles and tile murals and works also for Morris.Arts and Craftswilliam morris, arts and crafts, british pottery, pottery, lustreware,

Pies with top crusts need to be vented, to allow steam to escape. Funnel-style steam vents have been placed in the centre of fruit and meat pies during cooking since Victorian times. Pie funnels were used to prevent pie filling from boiling up and leaking through the crust by allowing steam to escape from inside the pie. They also supported the pastry crust in the centre of the pie, so that it did not sag in the middle, and are occasionally known as 'crust holders'. Older ovens had more problems with uniform heating, and the pie funnel prevented boil-over in pie cooking. The traditional inverted funnels, with arches on the bottom for steam to enter, were followed by ceramic birds; and from the 1940s they have been produced in a multitude of designs. Creigiau Pottery of South Wales produced a 'Welsh Pie Dragon' in copper lustreware. This trend has been particularly noticeable in recent times, due to their increasing popularity as gifts and collectors' items rather than simply utilitarian kitchen tools. Adapted from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pie_birdThis item shows how a simple object can provide a significant improvement of the final product.Pie Funnel, ceramic white glaze with scalloped edges.Noneflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, pie funnel, ceramics, cooking

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked. A fan shaped vase with a pink textured non gloss external surface and a pink smooth gloss internal surface. Vertical ridges in a v shaped indention on both sides. It's on a squat pedestal in the same mould. Markings on the base in blue print - Raynham 86k.ray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked. A fan shaped vase with a white textured non gloss external surface and a white semi-gloss internal surface. There are no markings.ray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked. A small basket shape, the exterior is a deep red colour with white patches on the handle, the interior is cream coloured. There are floral designs impressed into the vase. It has shiny gloss finish. Red printing on the base - Raynham and a black number 36ray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked.A cream coloured vase with an external textured surface and indented curved marks. The inside is a smooth cream coloured surface. The vase is an oval shape which is smaller at the base. It's on a squat pedestal in the same mould. Markings on the base - 3 02ray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery

Raynham (Ray) Cook started his pottery in 1946 in the garage in the back yard of 218 Murrumbeena Rd East Bentleigh Victoria and moved to a factory in North Rd East Bentleigh in 1948. The company was named Raynham Ceramic Pty. Ltd. after his first name and produced all sorts of light weight slipware. some speckled lustreware vases. He had a second pottery at 237 East Boundary Rd East Bentleigh and also operated from Carey St East Bentleigh after buying out Guy Boyd. Ray was a pioneer in Australia of the electric pottery kiln which was very novel in the 1940's Ray's greatest attribute was probably his design skills. All Raynham pottery was his designs. One of his key employees was "Paddy" McDonald who undertook the majority of the thrown pottery. Ray Cook sold the company to Bendigo Pottery in the early 1970's who continued to use the Raynham brand for a short time. Most examples by that company have the same form but are unmarked.A white vase with an external textured surface and indented curved marks. The inside is is a smooth glossy yellow. The vase is an oval shape which is smaller at the base. It's on a squat pedestal in the same mould. Markings on the base - Raynham 51Bray cook, raynham ceramic pty. ltd., slipcast vases, paddy mcdonald, bendigo pottery