This milk boiler belonged to my Mother I think I brought it home just after she died We were all going through her kitchen stuff and I saw it and had vivid memories of its use Mother used it to scald the milk - ie - bring the milk to the boil and let it simmer for a while - not sure how long! Then "The Big Wait"!!! The pan was put in the fridge the milk cooled, and the beautiful cream rose to the top It was then skimmed off the top and was ready to use on home made scones!! If I was quick enough (there were seven of us!!) I had some on my rice bubbles and it was scrumptious I might have to try it again Though I'm not sure if it would work with homogonised and pastuerised milk!!!

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There was this kind of growing Americanisation of Australian culture
People wanted their homes to look like the pages of American lifestyle magazines
British ceramics began to be seen as something a bit nostalgic and old fashioned
People wanted something bright and colourful and exciting especially following the shortages and very mercenary nature of the war years

A lot of people would consider it to be very kitschy
It's very 1950's
It's fun, it's really funny stuff

And while some may think it ugly, others consider it art
Some think its quite beautiful and that's the thing with Wembley
Some of the designs are quite naive but some of them arguably can be seen as being quite sophisticated works of art

In 1946 ceramics company Brisbane and Wunderlich created a range of decorative crockery called Wembley Ware, starting with the Cruet Set
To avoid paying a high sales tax the piece was fashioned into a salt and pepper shaker and a mustard dish
It was a huge seller

After this came hundreds more pieces of functional fancy tableware and more

Brisbane and Wunderlich was based in Subiaco, Western Australia
Surprisingly it was the biggest commercial ceramics company in Australia at the time, even exporting to New Zealand

The company, which also owned Bristle Tiles, introduced quirky landscaped display parks around Perth as an innovative method of advertising
The Land of Make Believe in Nedlands is now gone, but other displays in Victoria Park and Belmont are still standing
They were very much the brainchild of Sir Lance Brisbane
I suppose it's a really uniquely Western Australian idea that he came up with that rather than putting up billboards or more conventional forms of advertising to actually purchase or lease little plots of land around the suburbs that weren't used for anything else and beautify them
You know, it is quite a unique thing to be doing

In the 1990's Brisbane and Wunderlich sold out to Australian Fine China
This was long after its Wembley Ware range ended in 1961

Now, after nearly 50 years, the gaudy pieces of crockery have been transformed into collector's items

See also:-
#1 - "Calyx, Wembley Ware and Bristile China" by John D Thompson
#2 - "Wembley Ware - Excitingly Different", the catalogue produced by the Art Gallery of Western Australia for the 2006 exhibition of Wembley Ware

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Clay mixing and grinding mills	Stacking a kiln
Forming pots	Forming a plate or bowl
Moulding handles onto teacups	Finishing a mould
Putting plates into the drying furnace	Hand painting a jug
Hand painting a jug	Pottery decorators
Finished toilet bowls	Finished articles

--Auctions for similar Milk Boilers/Savers

A vintage piece of Australiana from a long gone era - Made in Australia ceramic AUSTCO Milk saver or boiler - these were placed in the bottom of the saucepan filled with milk and the coiled underside guided the bubbles out through the little vent to stop milk from boiling over! - it's great to find an old Australian one, but it does have a chip on the underside (see pic) - this item would look great and be quite a talking point in any kitchen!! - March 2008 Final selling price - $10.50

This is a gorgeous off white milk boiler - it is marked on the base "Wembley Quality Ware - Milk Boiler - This Side Up" - it measures approx 9.6cm in diameter and is about 1cm in height - the item is in very good condition with normal age wear, surface scratches and scuff marks and the normal potter's marks on the base - there are some areas of discolouration, mainly on the edges, and there is some crazing - April 2008 Final selling price - $6.51

Wembley Ware milk boiler - July 2008 Final selling price - $8.06