2 June 2010

ISAAC BUTTON, A COUNTRY POTTER

Isaac Button at Soil Hill Pottery, 1965














There is a famous film of Isaac Button, country potter, made in 1965.  He was about 70 when when it was made and the last person working at Soil Hill Pottery near Halifax, Yorkshire.  His throwing skill was phenomenal.  In this extract he is throwing 28 lb (about 15 Kg) into a cider jar.