The Middleport Pottery of Burgess and Leigh (opened 1888)  

 

 

 A general view of the transfer shop

 

Location 23 on the index diagram

 

the transfer papers are put onto the overhead pulley wire
After printing the transfer papers are put onto 
the overhead pulley wire and sent down the shop for the
potters to apply to the ware

 

Wear with the transfer applied are put on a conveyor belt
Wear with the transfer applied is put on a 
conveyor belt.
 at the end of the shop the paper is washed off leaving the
pattern on the ware - this is then glazed and fired.

 

Previous is the manufacturers plate on the transfer printer
Next we see the view of the houses from the window 

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