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agreed to preserve the kilns and carefully moved them to a nearby location. The kilns were dismantled and reassembled brick by brick 20 metres east of where they originally lay. This dismantling resulted in the kilns no longer being functional. The move and refurbishment has been documented by local
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where he created the "Bohemia Ware" line in manganese slip glaze, before moving to Nelson in 1952. There he worked at the Nelson Brick and Pipe
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