hello there...I have not heard of anything like that but maybe you could use a cylindrical object with clear plastic on the top for looking and 2 holes on either side with plastic/rubber gloves attached so they can put their hands in the gloves and look down through the top and play
with the clay.  shouldn't be too hard to design but make sure that it is mostly air tight so the clay won't dry out so fast and accessable so you can re moisten as needed :) hopefully this helps you  figure something out :)

Jennifer Cooley wrote:

> Hello,
>     I'm an intern in charge of developing a pottery resource room at a local
> museum.  I am trying to figure out how to develop a wet clay touch table.  It
> needs to be some type of container with a hole to where visitors can feel the
> clay without actually touching it, so the clay will not go all over the room.
>     Are there any museums that have developed a pottery resource room or a
> wet clay touch table?  Does anyone have ideas about how to make something
> like this?
>     Any help or advise would be very appreciated, Thank You.
>         Jennifer Cooley
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