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A bowl made from sycamore at William Rees' workshop in Aberbanc, west Wales, 1925. It was used for serving potatoes, a staple part of the basic diet of the Welsh rural population.
William Rees of Aber-banc was the last in a long line of wood-turners in his family. His speciality was making wooden utensils for the kitchen and dairy; bowls, milk skimmers, cheese vats, spoons and ladles. Rees sold his products at local fairs and markets. But by the 1930s wooden ware was being replaced by mass produced ceramics and enamelware. William Rees became the last turner living by his trade in the county.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
25.374.1
Creation/Production
Rees, William
Date: 1925
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
Height (mm): 135
Width (mm): 310
Depth (mm): 300
Material
sycamore
Location
In store
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