Thursday, March 19, 2009

About the Porcelain in Your Porcelain Doll

We here at Beacons Glow Collectibles enjoy watching the cable show 'How Its Made'. A couple of weeks ago they aired an episode on how porcelain is made.

Did you know that porcelain is the hardest ceramic there is? That is why porcelain objects can withstand more abuse than other types of ceramics. Porcelain is much harder and more dense than other ceramic products. Ceramics are fired at a lower temperature in a kiln and are only fired once, while porcelain is fired at a high temperature and is repeated 3 times.

Porcelain contains three ingredients: feldspar, quartz, and kaolin. (Incidentally, kaolin is one of the state of Georgia's largest natural resources. More than 8 million metric tons of kaolin is mined in Georgia each year, with an estimated value of more than $1 billion).

Porcelain is used for many items but one of its most popular uses is for porcelain collectible dolls.

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