The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-11
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Far better than the Wheeling iron in
dustry are the Wheeling glass works rep;
resented. Two OF them have exhibited
their goods, and both very creditably
Hobbs, Brockunier Il Co. have their
large and elegant walnut chow case
in the middle avenue, and the Centre
Wheeling Glass Works have their hand
some whitc'nnd gilt.edged case two pass.
ages back Of the former. Both have ex.
hibitcd prominently the useful kind Of
glassware, such as tumblers, goblets
beer mugs, pitchers, salters, candy jars
fruit dishes, and also the fine fancy arti.
clcs, such as cut and engraved glasses
vases. bouUuet-llolders and other speci'
mems of their skill-making altogether, q
very interesting exhibit. = =
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co. have on exhi.
bition the first pressed glass ever made. II
is accompanied by note OF Mr.. Jaryes
the inventor. He writes: 1.-THE glass
blowers on discovering that had sue
cecded in pressing a piece OF glass, were
so enragel, for fear their business would
be ruined by the new discovery, that my
life was threatened, and was compelled
10 hide from them for six months before
| | dare venture on the streets or in the
glass works, and for more than six
months / was in danger Of personal VIC
lence should | venture on the street-after
nisht-fall." This first pressed tumbler
though broken, is certainly valuable
relic, rs it marks most important i'm
provement-in fact, n new epoch in the
manufacture OF glass. A. u
The Pittsburgh glass houses have ar
ranged collective exhibition Of their
manufacture which is a very good idea
indeed. The La Belle Glass Company
Of Bridgeport exhibits 4 very nice collec-
ton OF their glasses. The tinest shows o.
American glassware are ofcourse from the
New England factories. Being the par
ents of our glass establishments theii
fancy goods stand comparison as far Al
elegance and finish are concerned witt
any product Of the foreign glass industry
England sent samples OF her finest crys'
| tai glasses. Bohemia exhibits several set
of their famous colored glasses and
Lobineges establishment in Vienna sent {
most exquisite selection Of the lovelies
cut and engraved glasses, such as nj
visitor ought to neglect seeing
The whole exhibit Of the latter, rs vel
as most Of the Bohemian glasses, are
sold to visitors and many duplicates or
dered. Among the few other noticeable
things Austria has exhibited, the collec'
lions Of meerschaum pipes deserve spec
ial mention. Everyone who see them will
agree with, me that suclr pieces Of meer'
schaum and Of amber have never beer
seen before in this country, and that thu
carving OF these, horses, dogs, figures and
heads, cannot be excelled. Another nd
mirable exhibit in the line Of industrial
atts is to be found in the Swiss depart
ment, where inlaid and carved wood work
tables, cabinets, little Swiss cottages
statuettes, and many beautiful fancy
works OF this kind which show that The
old talentof the mountaineers for cary
ing and wood sculpture has not been los
but improved and developed under the
influence OF culture and civilization.
The splendid Porcelain and China
ware OF the Imperial Porcelain Factory
In Berlin, has a place Of Honor in the cen
tire OF tho main building representing II
their form and In the subject and exeou
ton Of their painting the advanced taste
OF the civilized world. These vases, plate
and dishes contrast very Strikingly' witt
the queer though beautiful Chinese Chi
navarro which has not altered much in de
sign or form for hundreds Of years.
Sweden makes an imposing show oil hel
iron and steel. There are rail-
and thick pieces Of iron cnfled up lik,
chipI in a planning mill and tied In knot
like a shoe string. There il above al
a steel 'pistOn rod belonging to a iifteeI
ton steam hammer, Is feetT4 eslong
10 inches in diameter 1.-The riston beihl
3 feet 2 intheSlin diameter), the weight Q
this piece Of steel is five tons. In tn
Russian department are the gold AM
silver works OF peculiar style and ad
mirable execution, objects Of great no
tice, Also the various furs, bear, sabl
and seal skins are worthy to be inspected
Among tho minerals Of Mexico the larg
pieces Of the beautiful green onyx ar
universally admired. We lind at anothe
place mantle-pieces, table.topS, pape
weights and other things exhibited, mad
OF the Mexican onyx, and the beauty o
the polished plates Of this stone Is bcyonI
. NIL description. The finest Of the mantle