Ijok in northern Selangor is home to one of the few pottery factories in Malaysia that still uses a wood-fired dragon kiln to produce clay pots and medicine pots – Ng Pottery Enterprise. The TeoChew style of clay pot-making passed down three generations of the Ng family since their ancestors migrated south. From fully manual labour in the early days, to employing machinery and moulds...
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Piggy Bank Factory in Ijok
Clay piggy banks have been widely used since thousands of years ago. They have only one slit for inserting coins, and are broken open to remove them when full. The fact that it has survived to this day shows how important it is to cultivate the habit of saving. In recent years, cashless payments have become increasingly popular, and physical piggy banks are facing elimination,...
Bespoke Shoemaking in Salak South | The Leather Shoes
In 1974, a twelve-year-old boy from Titi, Negeri Sembilan was recruited by a shoe factory owner, and went to work in Salak South, Kuala Lumpur. He started out as an apprentice, doing odd jobs and running errands for the veteran shoemakers. His honest and unpretentious personality won the favour of one who became his mentor and took him under their wing. He learned through observation,...
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