Dear Ken
I hope this helps :-
Sagger (or saggar ?) is the pottery term for the lidded box made of coarse
fireclay in which the delicate pottery is protected from breakage and
contamination during firing in the bottle kilns.
Seggar (or segger ?) is an open pan salt making term for the growths of pan
scale which formed around the sides of a pan at the "wind and water line" of
the brine. They were removed with a chipping paddle.
The delicate three legged pottery supports wich separated the packed
pottery during firing were known in the industry
as stilts. Other designs of support were called saddles and spurs.There were
also props and castellated props.
As to literary sources; when clueless, I usually go to the OED, as what is
more or less the mine of all English knowledge, but in this case it was
"Pottery made Simple" by Laurie Primer, [W H Allen 1974] and my "Glossary
of Open Pan Salt Making Terms" [Cheshire County Museums Service, 1994]
Best wishes
George Twigg
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From: Ken J. Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 1:19 AM
Subject: Seggar
Anyone enlighten me please? What is it & what's it used for? (My inorganic
chemistry book doesn't index it & nearest my dictionary comes is "Segar
[incorrectly] for cigar"
In broader sense, anyone recommend book new or on S/H market that might
save me from showing my ignorance quite so blatantly for similar future
queries? I don't need anything too deep, my interest is limited to UK, and
I've had look at a couple of geological dictionaries but don't seem to
suit.
TYIA, Rgds,
Ken Smith.
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