This bowl was made by George Lailey (1869–1958) , a wood turner who lived in Bucklebury and made bowls using a traditional foot operated pole lathe. He mostly used elm wood to make his bowls which he then polished with turmeric that had been mixed into the beeswax.
Nameplate
An oval iron plate with inscription ‘COTTRELL & Co, No. 311, THE “CLIMAX”, HAY, CORN AND STRAW ELEVATOR, EDDINGTON IRONWORKS HUNGERFORD BERKS’.
