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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Really Old Guy, post: 9758673, member: 85234&quot;]Does the pontil indicate likely hand blown?</p><p><br /></p><p>The pontil indicates a finishing process after the plate was blown, possibly (but not exclusively) by hand. </p><p><br /></p><p>The pontil creates a rise in the centre of each dish.</p><p><br /></p><p>The rise was there before the plate was solidified. The grinding removed traces of the &#039;break&#039; between the plate and the punty rod. The plate was blown as a bubble, then transferred to the punty rod, where it was spun to shape. (you can&#039;t blow a plate and flatten it&nbsp; while attached to the blow-pipe, it would have a hole in the middle)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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