Description:Hand-made pottery-making tool for smoothing pressed articles.
The tool is made from blue ceramic material and was used to smooth dishes.
It is roughly 9cm in length.
Engraved on the tool is the maker's name and the date.
John Hodgkinson, August 29 1856
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Tools Collection.
This object is now part of the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.