Charles Flint posted some really great pictures last week of early glass blowing techniques. I have nested these together and archived. Hope you enjoy. Thanks Charles!
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Charles Flint Postings
Pouring glass onto a table to be rolled out for plate glass.
Window Glass Blowing, Blowers with partly finished cylinder.
Window Glass Blowing, Blowing the Ball. Finished Cylinder.
They are making cylindrical glass tubs. They will cut the two ends off then make a cut down the center and flatten it to make window or plate glass.
Glass blowers at New Castle, Pennsylvania in 1897
Glass cutter and cutting machine.
Glassoven, blowing department
Glass blowing Gent
Building up a Melting Pot. He is making a clay crucible for the glass making factory. One of the most important jobs at the factory. If they didn’t get all the air pockets out it could blow up the furnace and often did. – Charles Flint
M’KEE & Brothers Flint Glass Manufacturers
Nice images. Reminds me of my research and all the interesting information I gathered in writing my book on glass manufacturing. Thanks for the posting.