Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-06-08
A BUSINESS ABOUT WHICH MOST
PEOPLE Ks0H VERY LlTT-E
TIE Prnress OF Maunfnctnre l. Sot
- simple wight BE Imagined
From the Low Price Of the Finish
ed Product-Hov The, Are Made

e.
t..-=-ao@ WHIT little ih,tra.aet4t q
comfort and at.ls"lneut may be sen
- fefV hHO". tot Instance. that lost
q - clay p5fe> sod in this - Of
domestic max" are manufactured IN
NJ. 1er>ev. Woodbrld2r i tie name
ii t..e queer Little town gwen o.et to
t..S odd manufacture, and trip
through one q the factories - tf5at
s@ft.eiA"ut, to foilo" the pip" troia H.
IT, i j. dug a. cay u tLe t53a.s. L
appears ready for the market j. .ater.
tsttf.2
Iaehing at TIE chunks and .aaH~ q
esaH - tLey Are tfauspogt,.t lfes.5 t.se
fafss TO the factories e5e -sa54i
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l5.est#..=article could Hate. l...aa -. id
flfsI frotn matet4aI 50 e.-tteAeaat =
..#.5at The color ef his 9sta.at 1t
: b'lrtIeI j. 1stfa -rss #...t;
los the process II l.as #s#.fs
o. of these Ftpt.s - -.r.j7 =#zi7at
BE- .f,agIued frofa ia .-#.E.zz IoEF
.fiee. As tie c.4s= comes ...ssz..'=# II.
sefz it is DIVIDED auee aal f#at =
Soak IN water f9T ten ~ t"es aa4fS
It's soaking i T. dif.ae tas 10y 10
Is Smallest Rosss5te Fatt.e.es = tAat
IL the ensuing bsoees, II ~ aot eane
or lump and vi asf, ~t.s95ltlE and
evenly THIS att3za"l TIC e4a{ : put
into i pug Hi. where Il : stirred
by uaehinety G56ltt -,.ts sitter and
stiffer. final, beeeul.4- - stlft as
dough III tbs -fdt. IT, c.aE ! rough
II nodded into IuHpS and distributed
among the p.peHaheis. Who be4ln the
first step in Tire lie Of The humble ere
alton.
Graepng small chunk Of clay IN
t.s9ziI hand. tire aftfSt begins @ork 70
fashion roughly t~o pipes at tie same
true Rolling the clay between u table
and his palms, he quickly produces
two carrot shaped aud pointed rolls
that bear lttle or no resemblance 10
the article v hen Il shall be finished.
W5tH incredible speed the taSHouIHS
Of these rolls continues. for ahead of
the expert Is tue problem Of mauufac-
turing something Ike seventy five
cross Of pipes within the Week. Iaen
tie tolls are PIT away to dry some.
wkat and for ten or twelve hours they
st.ttea 80 tdat Once shaped they viii
lot faii readily 10 pieces. After that
the=el.ts IS really fot aloldin-.
sI!5e= ordinary Hold consists Of two
pIea=..> Of IRON hinged Oh the side aud
aIouin- i.l" a sewing box. Most of the
iltfse factories haye numerous u4airl~.
frgm the common. #unadolued SOFT HAT
eofI,.s in two pieces aud is iufeneied
tor Tire ordinary plain pipe to al sorts
II elaborate patterus that coIHe Ia six
OF q lit pieces ahd are made Of brass
and intended 70 fashion pipes ia mi
taiiun Of wooden models that happen
u be in vogue. he pipeHaker efasps
oh,s of the shapeless rolls, tits the fat
end upward which at once gives the
suggestion Of Il pipe, and runs Wire
through the pointed end. out Of which
the stem is to be pressed.
This roughly fashioned clay Is then
put INTO tho mold. which is janued
shut. while at the same time Il pluagrr
i pressed To enter the mold and to
press ont thr clay - as to form the
be~l With a duh knife the clay
pressed out at the side Of the mold is
shaved on With single lightning
stroke 10y the expert, and then once
more there must be Il drying process
tins time in a room teated To about "
degrees. where as before the pipe l.
Kept fot twelve hours. Except that the
pipe is "f lis original gray color aGd
soft and supplied With the @htfs' :
where the nodded ends are Joined il Is
now practically finished.
Then comes the process ot shaving
off tn" burs At this stage the pipe
still retains considerable dalalaeSS. 50
s5a thr rEy may be cut ~1HaethIy.
4Hile at the sslale 6l4o.a Uige=I9 a4ain
.fraWu throu41I tde stem, So =ss 70 IN.
,are proper 13aft All is nsAy re41y
tai thr pipe il fts HHal ~a#te= except
4tf # needs to be =bt.iIr't# ef#tltis
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