Inspecting and Packing Ware.
Pottery factory interior with a view of an inspection and packing department.
The very best quality would be firsts, less good quality seconds, thirds and lump would be sold by weight to market traders.
Taken ...
Inspecting Plates.
Pottery factory interior showing a man inspecting plates.
He is looking for imperfections left on the ware from the firing process.
Taken at Shelly's pottery factory, Longton, Stoke-on-Trent.
Taken ...
Interior of Alders Paper Mill, Lichfield Road, Tamworth
Alders Paper Mill was founded by Quakers and was in production for about 200 years under various names. The Mill was demolished in about 2000 and housing built on the site.
Pictured are steam operated ...
Interior of Burman's Cooperage, Dallow Street, Burton-upon-Trent.
The original firm was called J. Burman & Son, Hawkins Lane, Burton-On-Trent. It was a cask repair firm only. In 1939 they took over J. Grout & Co., Dallow Street Cooperage, which was a firm somewhat run ...
Interior of Rowland's Bakery, Stafford
Rowland's were a well-known family firm in Stafford, owning a bakery and grocer's shops on Gaol Road and Crabbery Street. At the rear of their premises was a yard where they kept delivery vehicles.
Rowland's ...
Iron Foundry, Dorman and Co. Ltd., Stafford,
Founded by William Henry Dorman in 1870 on Foregate Street, Dorman's began by manufacturing cutting tools for the footwear industry, but soon began to produce more specialised machinery such as printing, ...
Ironing Room, Stafford Laundry
Stafford Laundry was founded in 1899 on North Street (now Stone Road).
The machines on the left were used to polish men's collars, while on the right gas irons are being used for pressing.
The laundry ...
James Gibbons Ltd., Wolverhampton
Apprentices at James Gibbons Ltd, Wolverhampton, in the early 1970s. James Gibbons Ltd originally started as a gunsmiths and locksmiths, later expanding their production to take in architectural fittings. ...
James Gibbons Ltd., Wolverhampton
Women factory workers at James Gibbons Ltd, Wolverhampton, in the early 1970s. The photograph comes from a file relating to apprentices, so it may be that the ladies in this shot are undertaking some ...
Jiggerer and Mould Runner.
Pottery factory interior with a view of a jiggerer and young mould runner making plates.
A flat piece of clay is placed on the rotating mould and a levered profile tool is brought down upon it.
The ...
Jiggering a dish in a pottery factory
Pottery factory interior showing a man making a dish using a jigger. flat piece of clay is placed on the rotating mould and a levered profile tool is brought down upon it.
The batter on the right ...
Jiggering and Casting.
Pottery factory interior showing a man making dishes using a jigger.
A flat piece of clay is placed on the rotating mould and a levered profile tool is brought down upon it.
The mould shapes the ...
Jiggering at Gladstone.
Pottery factory interior with a view inside a flatmaking workshop.
The worker is seated at a jiggering bench.
Jiggering was a way of fashioning flat wares using a combination of moulds and profile ...
Jiggering Workshop, Sutherland Works, Longton
Pottery factory interior with a view of a jiggering workshop. The picture includes the caption "Jolliers Making Saucers and Plates" but this process is normally known as jiggering. The jiggerers are making ...
Jiggering.
Pottery factory interior showing a man making plates using a jiggering machine.
A flat piece of clay is placed on a rotating mould and a levered profile tool is brought down upon it.
The mould shapes ...
John Aynsley's works, Sutherland Road, Longton
The front of John Aynsley's Portland Pottery Works on Sutherland Road in Longton. Built in 1861 in the classic style of its time with an arched entrance a Venetian style window and gable above. This is ...
John Morris, Lotus Ltd., Stone
John Morris started work with Lotus Ltd in Stone when he left school in the late 1950s. He started work as a clicker, before moving to office work, chasing samples and trials. By 1974-5 he was in charge ...
John Perks & Sons Ltd., Wolverhampton
Young factory apprentices processing newly manufactured goods at the Monmore Green Works of John Perks & Sons Ltd in Wolverhampton. Manufacturing edge tools (such as the spade heads visible in this photograph), ...