Description:Hand-made pottery-making tool for smoothing pressed articles.
It was used to smooth dish bases.
The tool is flat with a slightly raised handle and was made from part of a plate.
It is around 15cm in length.
Engraved on the tool is the maker's place of work, name and date.
Eland Hanley Pottery, H, Hughes 1881.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Tools Collection.
This object is now part of the collections at Stoke-on-Trent Museums.