Postcards of Stoke-on-Trent | Wedgwood Series 

 

 

Wedgwood Series

2 series of cards  (22 cards in total) from Wedgwood when they were in Etruria (to 1940). The cards display the operations of pottery manufacture.

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1	Blunging and the Clay Press: preparing the clay
2	Pug Mill and throwing: producing ware on the wheel
3	Throwing and dish making: producing ware from the clay
4	Casting: producing ware from slip
5	Figure maker and Ornamenter: producing typical Wedgwood ware
6	Modeler: Producing quality pottery ware
7	Turner: preparing the ware
8	Firing the ware: Loading the saggar and the bottle kiln
9	Printer and transfer: Putting the pattern on the pottery
10	Underglaze painting: Hand painting the pattern
11	Slip dipping: Applying the glaze before firing
12	Glost firing: Firing the decoration on the ware
13	The finished work: The Portland Vase and Wedgwood

 

All of the postcards in this Wedgwood series were kindly supplied by John Booth the 2000 president of the Potteries Postcard Society. email: John Booth