CLAY POTTERY

Series: Industrial Arts Series

Duration: 15-10 min

Year Published: 1941

Creator: Brandon Films, Inc

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: Produced with the cooperation of the Evans pottery company and the Rockhill Nelson Art. The Evans family at Dexter, Missouri produced pottery just as their ancestors did 150 years ago. Men dig clay from mine. Clay must then be thoroughly cleaned and left outdoors in the weather. For the centering process the entire clay is carefully centered on the wheel after which the basic step is the shaping of a cone.

Complete Record: Series: Industrial arts series Dewey number: 738 Audience level: el-jh Guide Format/cost: 16-si-sd-$30-$40; rent $1.50-$2 Distributors / rental: Bell & Howell Company si-sd-$40 rent; University of Illinois $1; Indiana University sd-$1.25; University of Iowa $1; University of North Carolina $1; A. H. Rice and Company

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946