Improvements in the Manufacture of Jet and Rockingham Ware Jugs, Tea-pots, and the like Receptacles
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 27th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Jet and Rockingham Ware
Jugs, Tea-pots, and the like Receptacles.
JOHN BUCKLEY Seur. and JOHN BUCKLEY Junr. (trading as John Buckley
& Son) Navigation Road Pottery, Burslem, Staffordshire, Manufacturers of Jet
and Rockingham-ware, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of our invention is to give a clean internal appearance to jet and
Rockingham-ware jugs, mugs, tea-pots and the like receptacles, so as to enable any-
one to readily see whether the interior of the article or utensil required to be used
is clean. It is well known that the great objection to the use of the before named
ware is the difficulty experienced in readily ascertaining its internal cleanliness, as
such ware is usually made with dark (coloured) internal and external surfaces.
To carry our invention into practice we take the jug or other utensil whilst in its
clay state, and place or pour into the interior of same a white or other light
coloured "slip," and by causing the said utensil to be revolved either by hand or
machine we deposit or leave a coating of the said light coloured "slip" upon the
interior surface of the said clay receptacle, and then fire the same for the first
time, after which the interior is coated with a white glaze, and the outside with a
jet glaze after which it is fired in the usual manner, by this means we are able to
manufacture jet and Rockingham-ware receptacles or utensils such as described,
with a light interior surface, and a dark exterior surface.
Dated this 28th day of January 1891.
JOHN NEWTON,
Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Jet and Rockingham Ware
Jugs, Tea-pots, and the like Receptacles.
JOHN BUCKLEY Senior and JOHN BUCKLEY Junior trading as John Buckley
& Son, Navigation Road Pottery, Burslem, Staffordshire, Manufacturers of Jet
and Rockingham-ware, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The object of our invention is to give a clean internal appearance to jet and
Rockingham-ware jugs, mugs, tea-pots and the like receptacles, so as to enable
anyone to readily see whether the interior of the article or utensil required to be
used is clean.
It is well known that the great objection to the use of the before named
ware is the difficulty experienced in readily ascertaining its internal cleanliness,
as such ware is usually made with dark (coloured) internal and external surfaces.
To carry our invention into practice we take the jug or other utensil whilst in
its clay state and place or pour into the interior of same a white or other light
coloured slip, and by causing the said utensil to be revolved either by hand or
machine we deposit or leave a coating of the said light coloured slip upon the
interior surface of the said clay receptacle, we then fire the same for the first time,
after which the interior is coated with a white glaze, and the outside with a jet
glaze after which it is fired in the usual manner, by this means we are able to

page_text: manufacture jet and Rockingham-ware receptacles or utensils such as described with
a light interior surface and a dark exterior surface.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is,
The manufacture of jet and Rockingham-ware jugs, mugs, tea-pots and such like
receptacles with a white or light coloured interior surface, and a dark exterior
surface, by first coating or covering the interior surfaces of such articles whilst in
course of manufacture, that is whilst in their clay state with a white or light
coloured slip, and then firing the same, after which we coat the interior with a
white glaze, and the outside or external surface with a jet glaze, after which we
fire the articles or utensils in the usual manner, as herein substantially described
and set forth.
Dated this 26th day of October 1891
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffordshire, Agent for Applicants.