Burton Pottery

Burton potteries centred on the production of earthenware and stoneware pottery. Although many different items of stoneware were produced in the later half of the the 19th century up until the demise of the last pottery in 1945 output centred on the production of spirt jars.

Burton earthernware pottery was characterised by a 'yellow on brown' design. Amongst the most common varieties of slipware were puzzle jugs and money boxes.

	Puzzle jugs were designed for testing the drinker's skill. They were tall jugs perforated at the neck so that if they were tipped the beer in them would spill. A series of spouts around the rim had to be covered, allowing the beer to be sucked out of the correct spout. There are vairations on a standard verse inscribed: 'Gentleman now try your Skill ill lay you Sixpense if you WIll that you don't drink unless you Spill'.
			Burton in Lonsdale Money Box in shape of Scotch Chest of Drawers

	Information taken from A White ( 1989) 'Country Pottery from Burton in Lonsdale' Local Studies 10, Lancaster City Museums