The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-17
MAKING TERRA GOTTA.
Various Ways la Which Taxed Clay L.
Turned 20 Acconnt.
was taken into the photograph room

Turned 30 Account.
was taken into the Photograph room.
G useful appendago Of terra Gotta fac.
tory. There the molds and models arc
photographed md sent b mail 20 the
architects. VINO can revise them and send
them back In tho same way thew uho.
tograph the entire profile or elevation O.
Building from the architects drawing.
and as the successive parts Of the terra
Gotta are made they are crossed ogt "a
the drawing Tho owner Of the building
comes in and says: How are son getting
along with my terra GOTTA They hand
out to him this tracing and say: "Woare
all finished up to there At glance he
can see Just where he stands.
asked if terra Gotta when baked
weighed more than in the clay.
That depends upon how dry the clay is
before it is baked II most Of the moisture
is out OF It. IL will gain somewhat in
weight after il is put in the Ere.
walked into one Of the kilns they
are about fifteen TO twenty feet perlaps
IN diameter, and are patoat kiln dew .ed
IN the extensive potterics Of Great britain.
The old Roman open fire kilns were lone
AGO replaced there by Blashiie.ds r1mel
kilns The color Of these kilns is white.
and they are made of fire brick Within
the pottery is piled up, an every few
feet you see kind Of shelf Uade ST terra
Gotta already baked. which stands upon
terra Gotta bricks This is 20 prevent tine
weight OF the molds pressing dowu
toward the bottom, By which ,he bottom
pieces would be squeezed ont Of their
shape When the kilns are burning and a
perfect hell Of flame worse than Nebgelad.
nezzar's furnace Is going on within 10
seems Just as cool outside as If ther. was
no fire at all
Among the objects at the factory no.
tced the model OF q Turkish girl, as &c
seemed bare to the waist. whore hung
some kind Of Asatic fringe or dmDery
They said that Hebrew had put Up some
kind of @ club house. and had supplied
his daughter for the model. considering
that her form was worth perFetulcol.
But IL Is no uncommon thing for O. scl'D-
tor 80 employ bis own family Tor moiei-
ing. and understood more thcn twenty
wears ago. when I'm Florence. thl' Hmm
Powers modelled his statue Of California
from one of his unmarried daugal.,
The factory has ON the loH.r ioor
washers, tanks crlsleis mills'olas to
make grit. pug mills. etc The second
story is the entrance Co tho k..us which
are burned about cgh, cays each holding
over twenty t0l- az terla Gotta. The
third s.0ry is fine studio oud TIE del
lMck factory Tc-y burn great many
architectural br.rb5 he-o ms a,fragto. oi
tie term Gotta. The pressing and fl.sl-
ing is done on the fourth a.l firth floors.
aad the sixth story Is the model sad
mold apartment
Architecture in fho la''l States ls
now capable Of almost an 1al NJ ,erro-
seltat.on through the fl. given 0g
such factories as this. r.l .s uaiy
acres Cl storage room I'll. -0.ta a'e .o
large That they can Fay down t.e 'a'lre
ColGice telt c3..se ot outAH D- ...ii-
ing Of great i-e and Ls.gaf .nl ioa
ca n these floors saoH n Falr terra
cute. already m)iall cr .a.el. he..N'
Of about 80 feet aud wldt. ot over I'l.
A few female lab3rcga a-e use- q. -' over
the tiles before they 4r- baked and sharpen
the wosk
An Immense om0.ut Of terra Gotta IS
kept rerpotuLy Oh hand o. OF passing
orders. formel aro change SEQ buying
tliur5ol This t..lali lave auoadmeer
tie influence of al which they m.y loso
the moment they tura the.r .aciu Tho
public archltc.tura W. t.e I-i.eI States
ass been mall'y ezccl.el m hard s.ene,
seldom suggestive OF the purpose in-
tended. Tcua Gotta, v..h its mdc'rret-
he quality. eloris the government ell
sorts II possibilities, d.dac.ic, sentimental
and patriotic Gen Me.g8 h"d O. large
order for terra Gotta executed 10 Boston
which represents So costume es they lived,
With an their wagons batteries. launches,
r0w boats. ambullncc3, ponto0ns intan.
try cavalry etc., tAo army ia tla 'ime of
the civil way
In the course Of time these habits and
appliances viii chang, but there viii
stand for hundreds Of years DO logibie
Illustration. Else people as they lived M
flat great contest-"6ath m Cincinnati
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