He made Marble look alikes in pottery. This didn’t just mean "busts" - it could have been anything in imitation marble. Children didn’t have marbles as such - and they wouldn’t have been made of glass in the potteries - in the 1950s kilnmen used to take waste clay and roll it into balls and put them in the kilns to make "alleys" for their kids. I had loads of these and only when we became "rich" did I get "glass alleys". Steve -----Original Message----- From: Garry and Veronica [mailto:gtvm@netconnect.com.au] Sent: 14 May 2005 01:49 To: ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Pots] Directory related question Would anyone know what was meant by the description "marble maker" when listed as the products against a potter in the 1850s and 1860s trade directories of the Potteries please? It didn't mean just "marbles" as in toys did it? Thanks in anticipation, Veronica ==== ENG-STS-THE-POTTERIES Mailing List ==== The List for the Pottery Towns of the Ancient County of Staffordshire -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 13/05/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.11.10 - Release Date: 13/05/2005