Inside a pottery Kiln, Stoke on Trent

View inside a traditional Staffordshire bottle kiln or oven showing men setting saggars containing pottery-wares in preparation for firing. Saggars were special pottery cases made to protect more delicate pieces of clay (pottery) from being makrked by flames or smoke when they were being fired. The exact location of the photograph is not known, but is thought to be in Stoke on Trent.

Location

Stoke on Trent Stoke on Trent

Period

1960s (1960 - 1969)

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people men work clothing pottery kiln industry interior