Abstract: A method of slip casting for the manufacture of ceramic items, wherein the wall thicknesses are accurately determined by providing confined slip pool samples which visibly solidify on an external portion of the plaster of paris mold being used. The solidification of the sample is indicative of the moist wall thickness of the object being molded, when the mold is decanted at that instant of still liquid slip.

Abstract: Method, and associated apparatus, for applying paint to surfaces for decorative purposes, wherein paint in a tubular barrel member is forced by manual pressure of a plunger through a small paint outlet tip onto the surfaces, generally in raised lines. The apparatus is easily operated and controlled by one hand, and the other is free to hold or manipulate the work piece.