Thanks, also, for this extra information, Pam. I went to Google to try to see if I could find anything that would verify the potteries in that region, but maybe my mental "index" wasn't working as I couldn't find anything. I'll copy this and put it with my Hillcoat workpages. I appreciate the effort you took to send this. I wish I could reciprocate in kind. Maisie -----Original Message----- From: Pam Hamlyn [mailto:hamlyna@ihug.co.nz] Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2004 11:16 AM To: SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN] Prestonpans Potteries Maisie asked, " Can anyone elaborate on the pottery industry in Prestonpans?" Hi Maisie, "Prestonpans in Old Picture Postcards" says that a tradition of wheel thrown-pottery existed as far back as the thirteenth century in East Lothian. Regarding Prestonpans- "The potteries were famous for brown teapots, earthenware pipes and 'sanitary ware', but they also made decorative figurines and fine china tableware, now keenly sought by collectors. One interesting product was the disposable pie-dish, sold with the pie, an early break-through for the throw-away society." Pam Hamlyn New Zealand ==== SCT-EAST-LOTHIAN Mailing List ==== Look for Haddingtonshire villages and parishes in the Statistical Accounts of Scotland online: http://edina.ac.uk/cgi/StatAcc/StatAcc.cgi ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237