Hand Painting.
Pottery factory interior showing a paintress at work inside a decorating shop.
She is hand painting a jug.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.
This photograph is ...
Hand Painting.
Pottery factory interior showing a man hand painting a vase in a decorating workshop.
Men usually painted the most prestigious ware a factory produced.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic ...
Hand-engraving a copper plate, Minton's Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery factory interior showing a man hand-engraving a design on a flat copper plate. The copper plate would then be inked and used to make a paper transfer of the design. The design would then be applied ...
Handle-maker, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior with a view of a woman handle-making. She is taking slip cast handles out of multiple moulds and trimming them ready to be applied by a handler.
Taken at Sutherland China, ...
Handlers. Photographed by William Blake.
Lantern slide showing two handlers at work putting the handles on cups.
This lantern slide appears to be one of a group used for a presentation or slide show by Blake entitled “Staffordshire Pottery.” ...
Handling cups, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior showing a woman applying handles to china tea cups. The handles were stuck on using liquid clay or slip. Taken at Sutherland China, Normacot Road, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken ...
Handling.
Pottery factory interior showing a woman applying handles to cups.
Taken at J. Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.
This photograph is part of ...
Hand-Painting ware in a pottery factory
Pottery factory interior showing a man hand painting ware.
Men usually painted the most prestigious ware a factory produced.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.
This ...
Hand-painting ware in a pottery factory
Pottery factory interior showing paintresses at work inside a decorating shop.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection.
This photograph is part of the collections at Stoke-on-Trent ...
Hay House, Ipstones
A woman posing at the door of Hay House in Ipstones. It is a Grade II listed farmhouse dated 1625 with later additions.
Photographer: William Blake of Longton.
Head mouldmaker, Foley China Works, Fenton
Pottery factory interior taken at Foley China Works, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent. This black and white print is mounted inside a Christmas card, which is inscribed ‘Greetings of the Season and good wishes ...
Highcroft in Winter, Rough Close. Photographed by William Blake.
Winter view of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close, Nr. Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
This is one of a number of images taken at Highcroft. These pictures were possibly commissioned by the Barlow ...
Highcroft, Rough Close
View of Highcroft, Windmill Hill, Rough Close, near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire. Photographed by William Blake.
This is one of a number of images taken at Highcroft. These pictures were possibly ...
Holloware Presser - Making Dishes.
Pottery factory interior showing a 'presser' making cover dishes.
The boy standing behind the two men was known as a mould-runner.
Taken from the Gladstone Pottery Museum Photographic Collection. ...
Inspecting and Packing Ware.
Pottery factory interior with a view of an inspection and packing department.
The very best quality would be firsts, less good quality seconds, thirds and lump would be sold by weight to market traders.
Taken ...
Inspecting Plates.
Pottery factory interior showing a man inspecting plates.
He is looking for imperfections left on the ware from the firing process.
Taken at Shelly's pottery factory, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken ...
Jiggerer and Mould Runner.
Pottery factory interior with a view of a jiggerer and young mould runner making plates.
A flat piece of clay is placed on the rotating mould and a levered profile tool is brought down upon it.
The ...
Jiggering a dish in a pottery factory
Pottery factory interior showing a man making a dish using a jigger. flat piece of clay is placed on the rotating mould and a levered profile tool is brought down upon it.
The batter on the right ...