The Middleport Pottery of Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)  

Plate dryer

 

Location 13 on the index diagram

Wear has to be dried before firing - otherwise
if the moisture is driven off too quickly in the kiln
the ware will crack.

Plate on the dryer 

Previous is the jigger for flatware production
Next is a worker carrying wear to be fired

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