The pottery and porcelain of the United States; an historical review of American ceramic art from the earliest times to the present day (1893)
Barber, Edwin Atlee, 1851-1916 · New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 31
ars,jugs, crocks, cuspidors, and umbrella jars. A jigger isa machine which carries a revolving mould, in which theclay is shaped by a former, which is brought down intothe mould and held in place by means of a lever. Wegive on page 6 an illustration of one of the jiggers madeby Mr. Peter Wilkes, of… … 4.— Jigger. PROCESSES OF MANUFACTURE. down. D is an iron fork which prevents the frame Cfrom turning. E is the former or profile which shapesthe interior of the vessel. The lever or pull-down, abovethe horizontal bar F, gives a transverse motion, andforces the former toward the side of the mould, i…
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