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WHY GO? Because you don’t have to be a collector to recognise this china as part of your personal history. For most New Zealanders, Crown Lynn crockery or ornaments are an instant trip back in time to family dinners or visits to Grandma’s, and the memories come flooding back. While other museums recognise Crown Lynn’s place in national history, and feature it in their displays, it’s only at Te Toi Uku that you will find the actual tools and equipment that were used to make the china. The museum itself, owned by the Portage Ceramics Trust and recently renovated, is located on the site of the original brickworks and next door is a picturesque old kiln. Displays of plates and mugs, swans, chess pieces and more are supplemented by information about the production processes which, while eventually highly mechanised, still incorporated much hand-work.