New method of making pottery. Washington, D.C., June 17. Receiving end of the new electrically heated 45 foot tunnel kiln at the National Bureau of Standards. This kiln makes it possible to fire pottery in as little as 16 hours compared with 2 and 3 days or more in the older types of kilns, picture
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"New method of making pottery. Washington, D.C., June 17. Receiving end of the new electrically heated 45 foot tunnel kiln at the National Bureau of Standards. This kiln makes it possible to fire pottery in as little as 16 hours compared with 2 and 3 days or more in the older types of kilns, picture" (1938). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_method_of_making_pottery._Washington,_D.C.,_June_17._Receiving_end_of_the_new_electrically_heated_45_foot_tunnel_kiln_at_the_National_Bureau_of_Standards._This_kiln_makes_it_possible_to_LCCN2016877952.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 290440.
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