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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1980-04-17, Page 15I study early pottery -by ElaineTownshend Guest speaker at the GQderieh Township Women's institute meeting last, Monday afternoon was David L, Ne►lands of the Royal Ontario Museum. Mr. Newlands, vice-president of the Ontario Museum Association, has written two'books - Early Ontario Potters •• and An Introduction To Canadian Archaeology - and a . ` monograph The New Hamburg Pottery. More than "60 ladies from neighboring -°--Women's Institutes and Historical' Societies gathered in the basement of Holmesville Church to view phis slide presen- tation on early pottery in Ontario. ecords show , that from 1796 to 1845 most potteries were located in clusters, some in Waterloo County and others along the north shore of - Lake Ontario, Many were situated along what is now Highway 2, which was the first major military and ;colonization road from Niagara, the original capital of Upper Canada, to Toronto. The rocky land around Ottawa and other parts of Eastern Ontario were not conducive to pottery - making. By the time potteries reached their peak, in the late 1870s to the late 1880s, the densest areas were in South- western Ontario. Huron County alone boasted five or six potteries, while Bruce County had seven or eight. Unlike commercial artistic wares of today, pieces made by pioneer potters were basic and utilitarian - milk pans, butter crocks, flour crocks, cream pots, water dispensers for use in public molaS ses j?places, jugs, tea pots, water pitchers, pie plates, spittoons and flowerpots. A six-gallon cream pot cost 50c in the 1860s or t 1 Hospital . b 1870s with' one -*i i rd `;off fol cash. Potters; also sent agents with Miniature.- samples of -their wares to stores far and wide. By the time the travelling salesmen took their cuts and one-third was deducted for cash, little profit was left.. for the Potters.' . To reduce . expenses y only local play. was ussd rather than imported or inured clay: They dug, the clay in the fall, made and fired the pots during the winter and were ready for the .spring rush. The work was hard. The heavy clay was worked by hand; then thrown on a wheel, which the potter activated by kicking with the side of•his foot. A ;wh. S. the ed-•-the-pett pulled the clay up to form • a `hand -thrown' piece. The pioneer potteries were usually one-man operations, making earthenware pieces from local clay. By 1849, a change began to take place. Factory -style potteries hiring 20 to 30 men began producing stoneware, which was grey in color, heavier, • denser and less liable to break than. the red or brown earthenware. Stoneware was not mined in Canada in the nineteenth century. The raw material, the capital and the •n.en, who founded the industry. in Canada, were imported from the United States, primarily New York. Ports,, such as Cornwall, became practical locations for potteries to accommodate steamers carrying imported clay. After the 1880s, pot- teries declined dramatically., • Newlands explained that sons of potters. did not . carry on the trade because they found they could make more money by doing manual' labor than by apprenticing to . become craftsmen. The stoneware pot- eries, that put many ocal potters out of usiness, were hreatened in the early 1900s when. iceboxes and cream separators world and blended Machines; pumps, dryer and moulds wore als used. The skilled potte was no longer needed, David. Newlands, fir came to Huron: County i 1973 Ito; supervise a dig the site of the . Davi Burns' Pottery on th Maitland • Concession .More than .5;800 'sherds pieces of broken. potter were found,' When piece together, the .sherd represent the typiea pioneer pottery mil pans, pitchers, crocks spittoons, flowerpots, an teapots. The kiln was rec tangular with paraile fire channels, similar t types of kilns establishe by English settlers in ern - e sou United States Newlands is completing a report on the Burns Pottery 'dig', which he hopes will be published as a monograph this fall.. Digs' at the Huron Pottery in Egmondville in 1974,. 75 and • 76 un- covered a completely different type of kiln. It was round, ap- proximately 15 feet in diameter and./ had four fire mouths to allow balanced heat. Newlands attributed the : different. kilns to the Irish background of Burns and the German background. of Valentine Boehlor, who founded the Egmondville Pottery in 1852. Around 1910, the Huron Pottery was demolished. Many pieces of pottery and potter's tools were buried in the cellar:The _. excavation at Egmon- dville netted a valuable `find' in the pioneer's tools as well as 80 boxes of pottery pieces representing 160 cubic feet of pottery. The pottery from the Burns' site is at Wilfrid Laurier University, which co-sponsored the initial digs. Under ' the Ontario Heritage Act, all finds are now Crown property and the Ministry of Culture and Recreation assigns them to certain places for storage. The Egmondville Pottery is currently being kept at 4 Bruce. County Museum in Southampton. Newlands suggested . the museum because it is the closest. one to the site with a trained archaeologist on f s 0 r stJ at d'. e d s. k d. 1 o. d Members of the Goderich Township Women's Institute learned about pottery and. the history of the Burn's Pottery, made in Holmesville from the 1850's to the turn of the century from David NeWiands, left. Mr. Newlands, from the Royal le --.,.U.ntario-Museurririny Toronto•spoke,to CChe" group-•onitIonda'yeafte i c also disccussed diggings on the Goderich Township site with WI president Hazel , McCreath, centre and Jean Lobb, right. (Elaine Townshend photo) Auxiliary. • • from page t4 • Greydanus said that St. Patrick's Day tray favors were made by the First Bayfield Guides and the St. Paul's Friendship Guild were supplying them for Easter. A. membership drive will be held between April 21 and May 12 and Mrs. --Coventry will be in charge of that. It was again_ decided to have an Auxiliary booth at the Clinton and Bayfield fairs this year and .three items will be raffled at the Clinton Fair. ,A special film entitled You, The Volunteer highlighted the meeting and lunch was served. provided other sources for storing food. Canada Potteries in Hamilton operated a large factory until 1947 with clay im- ported from around the ANNOUNCEMENT THE THERESE C. PFRIMMER CLINIC FOR DEEP MUSCLE THERAPY R.R. 2 BAYFIELD, ONTARIO is now under the direction of MRS. MARY KISH D.M:T. Resident Therapist - Mrs. M. Lawrence D.M.T. For an appointment please call 519-482-9335 2ND REPOSSESSION Due to the success of our last repossession gale, we have been fortunate enough to acquire bankruptcy stock from another Admiral dealer in Win- ' dsor. YOU HAVE A CHOICE OF 65 UNITS TO CHOOSE FROM. STOVES - REFRIGERATORS - DRYERS WASHERS DISHWASHERS - T•V.'S • ■ y' M • OFF Our Regular Sales Price On Above,Models Television Sales & Services 97 South st. Goderich 524-8925 II Bayfielder dies WILLIAM • Church in Clinton. He is survived by three daughters, . karen Dean, Mrs. Robert (Jane) Dick and Marianne Dean all of London; and five; sisters, Mrs. Maisie McPherson of London, MN. Marjorie Kastor of Walkerton, Mrs. Patricia Schumacher of Pain- court, ain-cou •t, Mrs. Jessie Schular of Southampton and Mrs. Ellen Gibbons, also of Southampton. A funeral service was held at St..Peter,'sRoman Catholic Church, God.eri.ch. .-.'on Fri -day s._.. April 11 at 11 a.m. The Reverend . Father A.F. Loebach and the Reverend Father Joseph Hardy officiated. Prayers were said at Stiles Funeral Home on Thursday evening, April 10 at 7:30 p.m. Interment • was in St. Peter's Cemetery, ColborneTownship. Pallbearers were Glenn Schumacheri, Bryan Williams, Austin Hartman, Dennis Williamson, Mery Witter and Jack Brady. RICHARD DEAN William Richard Dean of R.R. 2 Bayfield died in St. Joseph's .Hospital, London on Tuesday, April 8 at the age of 60. He was born in Walkerton on January 12, 1920 to Arthur and Emma Violet (Etsel) Dean. He attended school in Southampton. On January 6, 1945 he married M. Eileen Hyatt in Amsterdam, New York. She predeceased him on September 20, 1975.. The late Mr. Dean lived in, Amsterdam, New York until moving to Goderich in 1951 and then to Bayfield in 1967. He worked as an office manager at Sifto Salt Evaporating Plant in Goderich. He_ served as a Lieutenant in World War II with the Highland Light Infantry. He enlisted at Kitchener in 1940, served in England and was discharged in Stratford in 1945: He was a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic CLINTONNEWS-RECORD', THURSDAY ' '', APRIL 17,10 AGE15 News from Huronvew Friday being a holiday, residents: enjoyed the day visitingwith family. and .friends ' Rev.. Wittick held Church Service on Sunday..raorning assisted by Mrs. Elsie Henderson at the organ. The choir sang The Lord Is . Risen Indeed, . and the congregation also hears a solo by Frank Bissett. The Easter lilies which adorned the chapel were kindly placed there by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Darrell. Rev. Wittick's father was .amonk the large congregation who attended the special Easter service. Although there wasn't any planned activity for Monday afternoon, Elsie Henderson played the piano and Norm Speir.his ' violin in normal, care -sitting room.: The residents enjoyed a sing song _with Cecil Skinner helping with the selecting° of favourites, Mr. Archibald spent Thursday morning assisting our men in the woodworking department and Mrs. Prouty held Bible Study in the chapel on Thursday afternoon.. `Through the generosity of Bartliff's Bakery and Miss Margaret Mitchell who donated a giant Easter Egg and an Easter. Basket, we made a substantial profit for thecraftf room.. Mrs Dykstra won the giant Easter Egg, and Mrs. Clark Ball won ttie aster Baskets Lti We are pleased. to .. welcome ' Mrs Mabel Jeffery from . Exeter. Nebel , has already en tertained by playing the piano 'and . comes: to the craft room each morning to quilt. Huronvlew would like to welcome also Irvin. Trewartha Who is from Seaforth, Mr, Trewartha living in one of ow, apartnients at • the present time. Sympathy is 'expressed to the family of Mrs. 'Margaret Ramsay,. A good majority of Huron'vlew . Staff have now completed the course on the techni Cardio Pulmonary Resusitation (CPR). For those who appreciate excellence When quality is truly important - and, when interior requirements are very precise, think the Raintree. Each piece of our upholstered furniture is custom-made to suit individual tastes. You pick from a broad selectio q"of contemporary and traditional styles - or you ca h select a to -the -inch design for special needs. Choose from a vast array of fashion's finest fabrics to complement your decorative theme. Then, join them with our designer - inspired wall coverings, draperies and custom carpets. __`he Raintfee -offers a complete decorating service— based on an appreciation of excellence. Visit our showroom, or call us soon, for a more fashionable home tomorrow. 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