Clay Pottery

Shows clay being dug from a mine, thoroughly cleaned, and left outdoors to weather for several months. Next, it is shoveled into a press and pressed into a solid mass. Worked and then wedged, the clay is carefully centered on the wheel and shaped. It is dried to a leatherlike hardness and again put on the wheel for smoothing. The kiln is then made ready for firing. The piece is inspected and finally glazed.

More in Handicraft Instructional Film Series

  1. LEATHER WORK 1940
  2. LOOM WEAVING 1940
  3. MARIONETTES — CONSTRUCTION AND MANIPULATION 1940
  4. Clay Pottery 1941
  5. Elementary Bookbinding 1941
  6. Elementary Manual Training 1941
  7. Simple Block Printing 1941
  8. Toys From Odds And Ends 1941
  9. Decorative Metal Work 1957

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record