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mr. ralph shaw, of burslem, availed himself of the method long practised by mr. astbury, of using a mixture of flint and clay, to ornament the surfaces of the pottery; and altho' several other potters were using the same clay as himself, he took out letters patent for employing "various sorts of mineral
earth, clay, and other earth substances, which being mixed and incorporated together, make up a fine body, of which a curious ware may be made, whose outside will be of a true chocolate colour, striped with white, and the inside white, much resembling the brown china ware, and glazed with salt. the...
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