POTTERY MADE WITH LEADLESS GLAZE.
[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Canon Gore's appeal to the public (Spectator, Decem- ber 22nd) in the matter of leadless glazes is one deserving of every support. At the same time, it is only fair to say that as regards glazed tiles the results as yet obtained are not quite satisfactory. The firm with which I am connected (Messrs. Carter, of Poole) have experimented largely of late with leadless glazes, but although excellent results have been attained with some colours, as the blues for example, the reds and yellows have not turned out so well. But though this has been the case so far, it may well be that the stimulus given to invention by a steady pressure of public opinion, brought to bear in the manner desired by Canon Gore, might bring about a more complete success. As in so many cases, the pressure must be continuous and uniform, not merely temporary and spas- modic, to produce any lasting effects.—I am, Sir, &c.,
W. K. GILL.
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