Britain at Work
A Pictorial Description of Our National Industries

reflected light is needed, and a continually increas- ing demand is the result. o A further outlet for this material has been found in the manufacture of white - glazed sinks and lavatory basins, and large numbers of operatives are occupied in the produc- tion. Among the chief centres are Leeds, Halifax, Stourbridge, Swadlincote, Bolton, Kilmarnock, and North Staffordshire, in all of which districts exten- sive coalfields occur. Two other branches of the industry yet remain unnoticed, viz. drain- pipes and wall-tiles. 1 he former are made in almost all the centres above named, and the quantity produced is enormous. b rom 300 to 400 miles per week are turned out, and the increasing demand of sanitation seems always able to cope with the supply. So perfectly have the machines been de- signed that pipes of 36 inches diameter, each THE POTTERY WORKERS. 77 weighing' nearly half a ton, can now be obtained without a flaw. For many years past Great Britain has supplied not only her own demands for ware, but those of other nations. America and the Colonies, as well as many Continental markets, have readily purchased her clay products in every form. Wilton P. Rix. FINISHED GOODS IN THE WAREHOUSE, BRITANNIA POTTERY, GLASGOW.