The Making Of Wedgwood Reel 2 (1958)

the warehouse and the finished product not finished however in the eyes of those who work here beauty is not enough the last ordeal to which each piece is submitted is that of passing scrutiny as a product of the high Wedgewood standard [Music] those which fail will be lucky to go back for correction if such is possible but many of them suffer quick execution at the hands of the least inhibited man in all [Music] B those which pass as being as near perfect as 200 years of cross ship can make them are awarded their bed of store or wood wool in one of those traditional cuses which ensure the safe arrival of Wedgewood anywhere in the [Music] world the labels speak for themselves to dispatch Goods to the end of the Earth is part of the Wedgewood [Music] tradition here in a Wedgewood room Sir John Wedgewood is demonstrating the translucency of fine bone china so tough a double-decker bus stood on six Wedgewood cups here is to where to suit your taste and almost every pocket such as in expensive queenwe so called by permission Queen Charlotte in [Music] 1765 best known best loved as the blue Jasper the favorite of the first Josiah Wedgewood most famous of all the Portland vase a replica made by Josiah Wedgewood in 1790 of the Greek vase which became famous in his day and is now in the British museum we have seen the natural ingredients that go to make the fine Wares of Wedgewood but the most important ingredients cannot be photographed the ideals that have lasted for 200 years the intelligent liberal Direction the pride of craftsmanship and the happiness and enthusiasm of 2,000 people born of long comradeship in short a living tradition [Music] so from the English Countryside goes out yet another load which will be not only of use but a delight to the eye of this people in Many Lands will say proudly this is my Wedgewood l

Channel: British Pathé

Views: 208,119

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Id: Ah4KA3Xv830

Length: 3min 17sec (197 seconds)

Published: Sun Apr 13 2014