Hello,
Born and bred in Ashton and with a passion for Local History and the Local Military history also, I have always collected things from the Victorian period and early 20th Century that relate to Ashton and in particular things with Ashton advertising on them.
In the 1960'd me and my Dad used to dig old tips in Ashton and we amassed a huge pile of bottles, ginger beers, clay pipes, pot lids and more, many of which, as you would expect, were produced in Ashton.
Some 50 years later, ie, last week I had a good look through the pile, (still in my Mums shed) and pulled out a few of the stoneware items that i found interesting. They include containers for Ginger Beer, Mineral Water, Herb Beer and Stout.They have little intrinsic value but are appealing to me. I have decided its time to increase the collection and create a display.
I am hoping now to find some I havent heard of and hopefully at some point to add them to my collection.
PS. Could someone advise me how to attach a photo as there doesnt seem to be that option on this message?
regards