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  ally 
  works 
  the 
  mass 
  up 
  into 
  the 
  desired 
  form. 
  After 
  being 
  shaped, 
  

   the 
  object 
  is 
  then 
  detached 
  from 
  the 
  wheel 
  by 
  running 
  a 
  thin 
  wire 
  

   underneath 
  it, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  set 
  aside 
  to 
  dry. 
  Crocks, 
  jugs, 
  and 
  similar 
  

   articles 
  are 
  turned. 
  This 
  is 
  the 
  method 
  almost 
  invariably 
  em- 
  

   ployed 
  for 
  molding 
  earthenware 
  and 
  frequently 
  employed 
  in 
  form- 
  

   ing 
  stoneware 
  articles. 
  An 
  expert 
  potter 
  is 
  able 
  to 
  turn 
  jars 
  of 
  very 
  

   large 
  size. 
  

  

  Jollying 
  or 
  jigging. 
  This 
  is 
  a 
  more 
  rapid 
  method 
  than 
  turning. 
  

   The 
  clay 
  to 
  be 
  used 
  for 
  this 
  pur^DOse 
  is 
  tempered 
  to 
  a 
  much 
  softer 
  

   consistency. 
  The 
  jolly 
  is 
  a 
  wheel 
  fitted 
  with 
  a 
  hollow 
  head 
  to 
  

   receive 
  the 
  plaster 
  mold, 
  whose 
  interior 
  is 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  shape 
  as 
  the 
  

   exterior 
  of 
  the 
  object 
  to 
  be 
  molded. 
  A 
  lump 
  of 
  clay 
  is 
  placed 
  in 
  

   the 
  revolving 
  mold 
  and 
  is 
  gradually 
  forced 
  up 
  around 
  the 
  sides 
  of 
  

   the 
  latter 
  by 
  means 
  of 
  the 
  fingers. 
  A 
  metallic 
  arm, 
  or 
  templet, 
  as 
  

   it 
  is 
  called, 
  is 
  then 
  brought 
  down 
  into 
  the 
  mold 
  and 
  severs 
  to 
  shape 
  

   the 
  interior 
  of 
  the 
  object. 
  Cups, 
  crocks, 
  jugs, 
  pitchers 
  and 
  even 
  

   wash 
  basins 
  can 
  be 
  molded 
  in 
  this 
  manner. 
  Articles 
  with 
  tapering 
  

   necks 
  are 
  generally 
  jollied 
  in 
  two 
  parts, 
  which 
  are 
  subsequently 
  

   cemented 
  together 
  with 
  slip. 
  Handles 
  are 
  generally 
  stamped 
  out 
  

   separately 
  and 
  subsequently 
  fastened 
  on 
  the 
  article. 
  

  

  A 
  modification 
  of 
  jollying, 
  used 
  for 
  making 
  plates 
  and 
  saucers, 
  

   consists 
  in 
  having 
  a 
  plaster 
  mold 
  whose 
  surface 
  has 
  the 
  same 
  shape 
  

   as 
  the 
  interior 
  of 
  the 
  object 
  to 
  be 
  molded. 
  The 
  potter's 
  assistant 
  

   takes 
  a 
  piece 
  of 
  clay 
  of 
  the 
  desired 
  size, 
  and 
  pounds 
  it 
  into 
  a 
  flat 
  

   cake, 
  called 
  a 
  " 
  bat 
  ", 
  which 
  is 
  laid 
  on 
  the 
  mold, 
  he 
  then 
  shapes 
  the 
  

   other 
  side 
  or 
  bottom 
  of 
  the 
  plate 
  by 
  pressing 
  a 
  wooden 
  templet 
  of 
  

   the 
  proper 
  profile 
  against 
  it 
  as 
  it 
  revolves. 
  

  

  Ewers 
  and 
  vessels 
  of 
  oval 
  or 
  elliptic 
  section 
  are 
  usually 
  made 
  

   by 
  means 
  of 
  sectional 
  molds, 
  consisting 
  of 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  pieces 
  whose 
  

   inner 
  surface 
  conforms 
  to 
  the 
  outer 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  object 
  to 
  be 
  

   molded. 
  A 
  slab 
  of 
  clay 
  is 
  laid 
  in 
  each 
  section 
  and 
  carefully 
  

   pressed 
  in. 
  The 
  mold 
  is 
  then 
  put 
  together 
  and 
  the 
  seams 
  carefully 
  

   smoothed 
  with 
  a 
  wet 
  sponge. 
  After 
  drying 
  for 
  a 
  few 
  hours 
  the 
  

   parts 
  of 
  the 
  mold 
  are 
  lift-ed 
  off. 
  Clocks, 
  lamps, 
  picture 
  frames. 
  

  

  