A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... clays for potting depends , although the composition decides the quality of the final product , its texture , refractori- ness , colour , and so on . Even so , few clays can be used just as they are dug from the ground . The clay , or a ...
... clays for potting depends , although the composition decides the quality of the final product , its texture , refractori- ness , colour , and so on . Even so , few clays can be used just as they are dug from the ground . The clay , or a ...
Page 345
... clay , however , neither lead nor salt gave a product with the appeal of oriental porcelain or European delft . The first step towards a white - bodied ware was the utilization by Thomas Miles of a pale Shelton clay to give a crude ...
... clay , however , neither lead nor salt gave a product with the appeal of oriental porcelain or European delft . The first step towards a white - bodied ware was the utilization by Thomas Miles of a pale Shelton clay to give a crude ...
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... clay to which he added white - burning clays from Devon and Dorset , as well as ground flint , as sug- gested by ... clay . It is almost incredible that five hundred separate potteries employing 7000 persons could import their clay and ...
... clay to which he added white - burning clays from Devon and Dorset , as well as ground flint , as sug- gested by ... clay . It is almost incredible that five hundred separate potteries employing 7000 persons could import their clay and ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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