IT’S amazing to think that a food container could be so well known, almost a century after production ceased.
But the publication of an image of an enamel shrimp pot in Pic from the Past several weeks ago, prompted a flurry of memories and research from readers.
And even two identical pots.

This week, we find out a little more about Mrs Annie Moor, and the site where one of her pots rested for decades before being unearthed by Shropshire historian Don Langford.
Southport businessman Colin Hare brought in one of his own, picked up from an antique and collector’s fair way back in the 1970s.
The 68-year-old told LookBack “I bought it because it’s from Southport, and I have a real interest in and big collection of postcards, so I thought I’ll get one of those then.
“At the time I found a picture of her shop in one of the books, but that was rolled up inside the pot, so I must have cut it out years ago, with a receipt for £2!”
While Ainsdale resident Ian Jones sent in a photo of a Mrs Moor pot he owns, as well as a very similar container used by F Cramptons.
He wrote: “As you can see they were used for selling potted meats in.
“I doubt there is much value in the pots, but they are a nice little collectable item.”
It seems rather ironic that Don Langford’s pot has survived to this day, when the building in which its contents were enjoyed is now just a distant memory.

Tong Castle was a splendid baroque castle that originated in the twelfth century and was the home of the Durant family from 1760 to 1885, remaining inhabited until 1911.
The years that followed were less kind to the majestic pile and it soon descended into rack and ruin.

The death of a youth while exploring the remains sealed its fate and on July 18 1954, 120 pounds of plastic explosives brought the redstone manor crashing to earth.
In 1976, Don was one of a group of archaelogists and historians allowed in to the Capability Brown designed grounds to carry out a dig before everything was completely destroyed to make way for the M54 motorway.

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