The Middleport Pottery of Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)  

The mould casting shop

 

Location 10 on the index diagram

Having left the mould store we move down to the fist floor and the casting shop.

Here the clay slip is poured into the moulds seen here, the water is absorbed into the plaster mould and when the mould is split a clay replica of the mould remains.

 

Moulds in the casting shop
These moulds are waiting to be cast, the opening where
the slip is poured in can be seen in the moulds at
the front of the picture. The slip is delivered by
the yellow flexible pipe from the blunger room. 

Previous is the plaster mould for Art Deco Vase and Staffordshire Dog
Next is a cast clay plate prior to firing.

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