The Middleport Pottery of
Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)
Fettling booths
Location 21
on the plan
Next: the transfer shop
Previous: the pattern printer
At one end of the Curvex printing shop is a fettling area where any small bits of clay are removed before firing.
 Fettling is carried out in an air flow booth |
 Decorated ware is fettled with a small grindstone before the final glazing and firing |
next door to the Curvex printing shop is the packing area
where the finished ware is packed for export
