The Middleport Pottery of Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)  

 

 

 Fettling booths

 

Location 21 on the plan

 

 


Next: the transfer shop 
Previous: the pattern printer

 

 

At one end of the Curvex printing shop is a fettling area where any small bits of clay are removed before firing.

Fettling is carried out in an air flow booth
Fettling is carried out in an air flow booth
Decorated ware is fettled
Decorated ware is fettled with a small grindstone before the final glazing and firing

 


 

 

 The packing shop

 

next door to the Curvex printing shop is the packing area where the finished ware is packed for export
next door to the Curvex printing shop is the packing area 
where the finished ware is packed for export

 


Next: the packing shop 
Previous: examples of printed plates