The Crown Lynn story is part of the New Zealand's heritage. Operating during the period 1948 - 1989, the factory produced domestic ware commonly used in most New Zealand homes in the 1950s.

The story began in the 1860s, at Hobsonville where a farmer, R. O. Clark, encountering drainage problems, made his own clay drainage pipes. Demand was such that he went into business as a manufacturer of bricks and tiles and began a family business which was to have a lasting impact on New Zealand households.

In 1931 Thomas Clark, the great grandson of the original owner joined the firm. He realised the opportunities and expanded into domestic ware, opening a porcelain Specials Department in 1937. During World War II  the Specials Department was declared an essential industry and moved into making vitrified mugs and cereal bowls for the American Forces in the Pacific. Until 1947 half the more...

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Early Crown Lynn pig brown trickle glaze, 8 cm height

Brown Trickle Glaze Crown Lynn Pig - 8cm

Early Crown Lynn pig brown trickle glaze, 8 cm height

An early Crown Lynn trickle glaze pig, mottled green glaze.…

Mottled Green Crown Lynn Pig Figurine

An early Crown Lynn trickle glaze pig, mottled green glaze. Fractional markings to base, height .8 cm, width 6 cm, diameter 10 cm

An early Crown Lynn trickle glaze pig, mottled brown glaze.…

Mottled Brown Crown Lynn Trickle Glaze Pig

An early Crown Lynn trickle glaze pig, mottled brown glaze. Fractional markings to base, height .8 cm, width 6 cm, diameter 10 cm

Early Crown Lynn figure of a pig, with pale green trickle glaze,…

Vintage Crown Lynn Pig Figure with Trickle Glaze

Early Crown Lynn figure of a pig, with pale green trickle glaze, late 1930s (hairline crack), the base with fraction marks and a later inscription, height 8 cm

Crown Lynn early model of a pig, trickle brown gloss glaze,…

Trickle Brown Pig Figurine by Crown Lynn

Crown Lynn early model of a pig, trickle brown gloss glaze, printed mark, 8 cm height

Early Crown Lynn slip cast model of a pig, with blue/green…

Blue-Green Pig Figurine by Crown Lynn (9cm)

Early Crown Lynn slip cast model of a pig, with blue/green glaze. Height 9 cm

A Crown Lynn trickle glaze pig. Height 80 cm. Width 9.5 cm

Crown Lynn Trickle Glaze Pig - 80cm Height

A Crown Lynn trickle glaze pig. Height 80 cm. Width 9.5 cm