Paintings and Ceramics by Terry Woolliscroft
The Potbank Dictionary defines and explains those peculiar words used in the potbanks of the north Staffordshire Potteries
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Here are those strange and special terms, such as saggar makers bottom knocker, wedging, and ginneter that were, at one time, very common in the north Staffordshire Potteries.
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The dictionary of over 10,000 terms, explains and demystifies the peculiar words and phrases collected during a lifetime in potbanks.
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Most are quite common but some are specific to a particular factory. Others are quite technical. Much of the language is dying out as potbanks (pottery factories) close, skills are lost and manufacturing methods change.
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This is not an academic work but it is factual and in places it's rather quirky! Established in 1976 by Terry Woolliscroft and constantly updated. Archived by The British Library.
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