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London still has a hand potter._x000D_
Mr Ronald Czilinsky, one of the last professional hand potters in the London district, worked in a house he has built for himself and his family at Harrow Weald, Middlesex._x000D_
Mr Czilinsky, who is a designer as well as a potter, made his own kilns, potters wheels, and house furniture. He has converted his dining room into a studio. Despite mass production, Mr Czilinsky says there is still a limited market for hand pottery, and he contends that it has a style and finish that other methods cannot give._x000D_
He is of the opinion that men make better potters than women._x000D_
Formally a woodcarver, third generation of his family to follow the craft, Mr Czilinsky turned to his hobby, pottery, when the demand for carving slackened off._x000D_
Photo shows, Mr Ronald Czilinsky and painting a piece of pottery at his home constructed studio._x000D_
8 February 1938
Title: London still has a hand
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London still has a hand potter.
_x000D_
Mr Ronald Czilinsky, one of the last professional hand potters in the London district, worked in a house he has built for himself and his family at Harrow Weald, Middlesex.
_x000D_
Mr Czilinsky, who is a designer as well as a potter, made his own kilns, potters wheels, and house furniture.
He has converted his dining room into a studio.
Despite mass production, Mr Czilinsky says there is still a limited market for hand pottery, and he contends that it has a style and finish that other methods cannot give.
_x000D_
He is of the opinion that men make better potters than women.
_x000D_
Formally a woodcarver, third generation of his family to follow the craft, Mr Czilinsky turned to his hobby, pottery, when the demand for carving slackened off.
_x000D_
Photo shows, Mr Ronald Czilinsky and painting a piece of pottery at his home constructed studio.
_x000D_
8 February 1938.
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