Tile - Making

After the pugging process and a further short rest in the maker's shed, the clay is brought to the bench and cut into pieces slightly larger than the tile-moulds.

It is then thoroughly kneaded and bumped, before the maker raises the clot above his head and dashes it into the mould, well beating the clay with a batten to increase its density.

The nibs areturned up by the assistant who drills the holes, impresses the "Triton" monomark on the tiles and lays them out on the heated floor, where they are allowed to remain until sufficiently set ready for fettling and horsing.

Only men who have been trained in the art of making from boyhood are allowed to handle "Triton" products, otherwise the months spent in preparing the clays would be to no purpose - and it is the skill of these craftsmen which has helped to make the Tiles, Ridges, Flooring Quarries and other manufactures of Whetly & Co. second to none. 

By Men of Long Experience