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Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot'
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Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot'
I have a fabulous kiln goop door stop ....
a beautiful work of art in deep blues.... I'm sure I can see a face on the side .... yes I can.
It's really a brick from the kiln that was used to fire the raw materials to make frit.
This hails from the Australian company Ferro where my other half worked while we lived there for 7 years. Layers upon layers of frit has melted onto the kiln walls and these had to be replaced every so often.
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' Kiln_s10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f73/12/53/23/96/kiln_s10.jpg)
the back shot ..
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' Kiln_g10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f73/12/53/23/96/kiln_g10.jpg)
a beautiful work of art in deep blues.... I'm sure I can see a face on the side .... yes I can.
It's really a brick from the kiln that was used to fire the raw materials to make frit.
This hails from the Australian company Ferro where my other half worked while we lived there for 7 years. Layers upon layers of frit has melted onto the kiln walls and these had to be replaced every so often.
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' Kiln_s10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f73/12/53/23/96/kiln_s10.jpg)
the back shot ..
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' Kiln_g10](https://i.servimg.com/u/f73/12/53/23/96/kiln_g10.jpg)
Re: Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot'
This is smaller but quite interesting:
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' 00110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f74/16/04/45/75/00110.jpg)
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' 00110](https://i.servimg.com/u/f74/16/04/45/75/00110.jpg)
TonyK- Number of posts : 653
Location : Sydney Australia
Registration date : 2008-08-28
Re: Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot'
And here's a motherlode at Te Horo:
The closest kiln was bult by John Wineera, the other two by Mirek Smisek.
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' 100_0910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f74/16/04/45/75/100_0910.jpg)
Inside one of the Smisek kilns (by the time of the photo just used for storage):
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' 100_0911](https://i.servimg.com/u/f74/16/04/45/75/100_0911.jpg)
Inside the Wineera kiln which had been in recent use when I took the photo:
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' 100_0912](https://i.servimg.com/u/f74/16/04/45/75/100_0912.jpg)
The closest kiln was bult by John Wineera, the other two by Mirek Smisek.
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' 100_0910](https://i.servimg.com/u/f74/16/04/45/75/100_0910.jpg)
Inside one of the Smisek kilns (by the time of the photo just used for storage):
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' 100_0911](https://i.servimg.com/u/f74/16/04/45/75/100_0911.jpg)
Inside the Wineera kiln which had been in recent use when I took the photo:
![Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot' 100_0912](https://i.servimg.com/u/f74/16/04/45/75/100_0912.jpg)
Last edited by TonyK on Fri 4 Feb - 18:43; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : trying to more accurately reflect the history of the site)
TonyK- Number of posts : 653
Location : Sydney Australia
Registration date : 2008-08-28
Re: Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot'
Several years ago before all the construction in New Lynn started I went around and managed to find quite a bit of that sort of thing...half bricks covered in big lumps of glaze. Some just sitting on the surface next to trees. Still a wee bit there, but most will be deeper down I guess.
TimCaulton- Number of posts : 163
Location : Auckland
Registration date : 2009-12-29
Re: Kiln Goop or as Tony calls it 'Kiln Snot'
Tim were you able to work out why it was where you found it?
Did its location reflect earlier known activity onsite? Or could there be other explanations for where it ended up?
Did its location reflect earlier known activity onsite? Or could there be other explanations for where it ended up?
TonyK- Number of posts : 653
Location : Sydney Australia
Registration date : 2008-08-28
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