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What are cups and saucers made of?

A special, stiff mud called clay which can be shaped into different things such as cups and saucers, plates and bowls. After the pieces have been shaped, they are baked until they are hard and dry in a special oven, called a kiln. Most cups and saucers are made in large factories, but some are still made by hand.


Factory pots
In factories where they make plates. cups, and saucers, the clay is shaped in molds. That way they can make lots of items that look the same.


Spin off!
Some things such as bowls and vases are made by hand on a machine called a potter's wheel. The wheel spins around while the person shapes the clay.


Clay facts
  • Pots are among the very first things that people learned how to make. In museums you can see pieces of bowls and cooking pots that are more than 5,000 years old.
  • Bricks are also made of clay and cooked in a kiln.




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