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| OCCUPATION | DESCRIPTION |
| Ark Man | Slip Maker |
| Clay blunger | Tends slip stirring machine |
| Clay maker Clay Preparer |
Clay mixer Clay temperer, prepares clay for certain types of tiles. Puts clay on damping slabs made from plaster to absorb moisture before going into press. |
| Disintergrater Attendant | Shovels lumps of clay into hopper of disintergrater machine |
| Flint Miller | Shovels flints into mill. Grinds them to dust. |
| Glaze Grinder
Glaze Miller |
Attends mill grinding ingredients of liquid glazes
as above |
| Glaze Mixer | Makes glaze slip into which ware is dipped defore firing in glost oven |
| bClay Grinder | See disintergrater |
| Dust Grinder | See disintergrater |
| Marl Grinder | Shovels marl clay into mill used for red bricks,tiles saggers |
| Grog Mill Worker | Shovels burnt clay into mill used for fireclay, certain earthenware goods |
| Miller | Feeds grinding mill. See original for full details. |
| Press Emptier | Works in sliphouse, empties leaves of flattened clay from canvas bags, in which they were pressed |
| Clay Pressman | Puts clay slip into canvas bags |
| Pugger | Throws leaves of clay into pug mill |
| Pugman | as above |
| Siever | Sliphouse man, sifts clay slip |
| Sliphouse Man | General term for workers in sliphouse |
| Slip Maker | Makes glaze into which ware is dipped before firing in glost oven |
| Slip Mixer | as above |
| Clay Slip Maker | as above |
| Glaze Mixer | as above |
| Pug Miller Wedger and Clay wedger |
Throws leaves of clay into pugmill Cuts clay into lumps or wedges with wire,beats one against the other to homogenize it and remove air |
| Temperer | see clay preparer |
| Art Ware Maker | A caster making ornamental articles |
| Baker Maker Shapes | clay to form deep oval dish called a Baker by hand pressing |
| Basin Maker | Makes basins with a Jolley |
| Bath Maker | Makes baths by pressing or casting |
| Hollow Ware Presser | Makes bowls, jugs, vases, pots by pressing clay into moulds |
| Borer | Pierces holes by hand in soap and fish dishes, teapot spouts |
| Bowl Maker | Makes bowls by use of a jollier |
| Muffin Ware Presser | Muffins are small bowls and plates |
| Caster | Pours slip into moulds |
| Castor Maker | Sofa runner maker |
| China Dish Maker | A flat presser making china ware dishes. |
| China Door Furniture Maker | Makes door knobs, finger panels |
| Clay Worker |
General term for worker preparing clay up to first firing |
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| Closet Maker | Makes pans for closets by casting or pressing in a mould | |
| Cover Maker | Jollier making covers for dishes | |
| Jollier | clay into a revolving plaster mould using a profile tool to shape it. | |
| Cupel Maker | A thrower making crucibles | |
| Dish Maker | Makes dishes on a jigger | |
| Domestic Utensil Maker | Makes domestic untensils on a jolley smooths edges and joints of clay using a knife, leather, or sponge before firing |
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| Tile Edger | Uses a pallet knife to smooth out defects, removes excess glaze from tiles | |
| Encaustic Ware Maker | Makes tiles often finished in unglazed state, inlaid tiles |
| Fettler | Assists Jollier, caster, presser smoothing out rough edges |
| Figurer | Moulds relief figures for decoration of pottery |
| Finisher | See fettler |
| Flat Ware Maker | Makes flat ware by jigging or pressing |
| Flowerer | Makes flowers for decoration by pressing in a mould by hand |
| Gulley Maker | Drain pipe maker |
| Handler | Makes handles for cups |
| Hollow Ware Maker | General term |
| Hollow Ware Sqeezer | Presser of hollow ware |
| Jigger | Uses profile tool to shape outside of pieces on a revolving mould |
| Jigger Turner | Turners jigger by hand |
| Majolica Maker | Makes articles to be finished with majolica glazes |
| Moulder | Presser |
| Muffin Maker | Small bowls and plates |
| Ornamenter | Decorates high class pieces with relief designs |
| Pan Maker | Makes kitchen pans by pressing or casting |
| Parian Maker | Casts a ceramic ware resembling unglazed biscuit for statuettes |
| Parian Marble Maker | as above |
| Pimlico Maker | Makes small rings for use in textile machines |
| Pipe Maker | Makes drain pipes |
| Plaque Maker | Makes plaques often flat |
| Clay Potter | General term for worker shaping articles in clay |
| Bank odd man | Fetches and carries. Miscellaneous labourer. |
| Presser | Moulder |
| Red Ware Maker | Makes articles in red ware such as bread pans |
| Saddle Maker | Makes strips on which to rest ware in sagger |
| Saucer Maker | Makes saucers on a jigger |
| Scolloper | A fettler of scalloped ware |
| Shuttle Eye Maker | Part of the shuttle used in weaving |
| Sink Maker | Kitchen sink and trough maker |
| Slip Decorator | Applies pattern by blowing coloured clay slips |
| Smoother | Sponges Clay |
| Sofa Runner Maker | Castor Maker |
| Spout Maker | Makes Spouts for tea pots and jugs by pressing or casting |
| Spur Maker | Die presses little stands to support ware after dipping. |
| Sticker Up | Fastens handles and spouts to tea pots, jugs, cups |
| Stilt Maker | Die presses tall supports for ware after dipping. |
| Stone Bottle Maker | Thrower or presser making stone ware bottles |
| Stone Roller Maker | see castor maker |
| Stone Ware Maker | Makes jam jars, ginger beer bottles, electrical insulators |
| Table Maker | Makes lavatory basins known as tables |
| Dipper Glazer | Dips biscuit ware |
| Dottler | Packs Saggers |
| Sagger Maker also spelt Segger | makes large fireclay containers to hold ware for firing |
| Settler Maker | Makes small fireclay boxes for fine china for firing |
| Kiln Fireman | Superintends firing |
| Flinter | Puts powdered flint into saggers |
| Fritter | Pours mixed ground ingredients for glaze into frit mill |
| Glost Putter Up | Puts dipped pottery onto trays |
| Gormer | see setter brick making |
| Kiln Filler | Places ware in kiln |
| Kiln Hand | General term for workers in a kiln |
| Kiln Man | " " " " " " " |
| Biscuit Kiln Man | Fires biscuit ware |
| Glost Kiln Manh | Fires dipped biscuit ware |
| Oven Man | General term |
| Glost Oven Man Biscuit Placer |
General term |
| Pot Arch Man | Attends pot arch decides when pots can be removed from kiln |
| Pyrometer Attendant | Pyrometer shows temperature of the kiln |
| Oddman | Takes charge of oven when biscuit or glost
fireman is absent does odd jobs at oven |
| Bat Maker | Makes divisions for saggers |
| Sagger Batter Out Bottom Knocker | Assistant |
| Ware Brusher | Cleans up biscuit ware |
| Glost Cleaner | see scourer |
| Crank Maker | Fashions by hand fireclay stands |
| Dust Damper | Spreads clay dust on plaster slabs to absorb moisture |
| Flat Knocker | Shakes flint dust out after firing |
| Flow Maker | see original |
| Sagger Frame Filler | Assists sagger maker |
| Glaze Kiln Hand | Feeds fire in frit kiln |
| Greenhouse Hand | Works in warehouse where " green" ware is drying out |
| Horser | Shapes roof pantiles |
| Hot House Man | See Greenhouse hand |
| Lawner | Dry colour sifter |
| Lead Houseman | General term for workers where glazes are mixed |
| Looker Over | Inspects decorated ware |
| Looker To Ware | Carries by hand articles made by thrower to heated chamber |
| Colour Millman | Mixes ground colours |
| Modeller | Models new shapes from own plans or from head setter out |
| Mosaic Cutter | Designs pavements |
| Mould Maker | Makes potters mould. Slang: Idle back maker |
| Pattern Maker | Makes pots etc to design of head settler out |
| Stilt Picker | Examines thimbles, spurs, stilts |
| Thimble picker | " " " " |
| Glost Polisher | Grinds small flaws off glost finish |
| Pantile Polisher | Brushes weather side of pantiles with fine slip |
| Biscuit Rubber | See scourer |
| Glost Rubber | Scours glost ware |
| Ware Rubber | Scours biscuit ware |
| Sagger Makers Assistant | Sagger makers bottom knocker, assistant to sagger maker |
| Ware Selector | Sorter |
| Slabber | Cements tiles for hearths |
| Stopper | Fills cracks in ware |
| Threader Up | Strings small articles on wire |
| White Glaze Worker | General term in white glazing process |
| Listed as unskilled | occupations |
| Bag Room Boy | Sorts bags does odd jobs |
| Baller Bank Odd Man |
Weighs and makes balls of clay for thrower |
| Barrow Loader | Loads barrow in workshop |
| Batter Out | Batters, tempers, ball of pugged clay for pressers |
| Batter Man | Shovels chalk and clay into mill |
| Biscuit Emptier | Removes biscuit ware from basket in china scouring shop |
| Clay Bearer | Carries clay to pug mill or thrower |
| Clay Treader | Treads clay with bare feet |