SORTER not to be confused with SELECTOR, but they often are. Occupation. Warehouse, glost. Woman (not usually a man, except their boss) employed to chip off the tiny bits of glaze which were stuck to the places where the piece had been supported on kiln furniture, in the kiln. Uses a specially made sorting tool. Go to S here> and page down for more.
DABBER Equipment. Transfer printing. Decorating Department. Tool used by the transfer printer to force the warmed ceramic colour (the consistency of Marmite!) into the engraved surface of the flat, engraved copper plate. Go to D here> for more.
The Potbank Dictionary - the peculiar language of the Staffordshire Potteries explained