The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-09-28

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tbe exhibition suoh S engraved nrns ant
gob.es buas st Wsblostoa sad oihsr
eiebulles uaJ fofgeuug Grant -togelh
81 win plp weights sud ether fame,
articles bas,ag pressed np iato thea
fem tte hoit m uau'ds st Ccateubla
buiidiag Some 81 the basIs are made
e resemble Marble by uslug egollts, err
senic en- phosphate 81 lime a one o. ne
iner9iients oi jhc melted mass m the fur.
nsce. Ihls reuders The glass white aud
opaque such articles are less liable to
slain ihsu marble Other busls, perfect.
Is transparent when cast, are made 10
resemble Farisn marble by beiog imseE,
sed ior few minutes 10 hydvnnorlc
acid The mould Of tho centennial build
ines in the paper weights receives the
same appearance by immcrsing The
weight Ia tho scd, then grinding the top
snriace 90 revolving horizontal who, !
covered With ssnd aud water, and after
ward smoothing Is on the wheels TO
which tbe cul goblets are applied.
a pressed goblet Is made by pnulug .
qnapli Of melted glass into a wrought
iron or steel mould a press, with the
end insl large enough 10 on the bowl.
then forces tie glass into every part OF
the goblet shaped cavity. When taken
out The glass fesombIestwo goblets. base
% base, one much smaller than the other
The smaller is then reheated, opened aud
dHtened e form The base Of the now 6r.
t,hed goblet, Glass shoes aud other fal.
CIV articles are made ia toe same way
lrns or other articles needing handles or
Other ornamental appendages have lbes,
attached after tho BODY Il moulded. The
engraving il done by means Of rapidly
revolving copper disc, against The edge
Of which lba glass Il held. These discs
vary 10 diameter from half an inch {,
three iuches or more. The finer che
work the fiaer he dice that ia required.
They sro kept covered with emery ana
oil % prevent TOO great beat The en-
graver wihpnt John Smith" on tie
glass, in we'll made old English aud Gei-
msn letters, with no other gauge than hi.
eye and muscle, except Two horlzonta
straight limestone az the top and the !
0lher at tho bottom Of the space TO be oc |
cupied by the characters He will sur
round The name with The prettlest design
at The buyers dieiation or his own inven
ton aud an this under the 'disadyantag
of having thc glass covered with the darl
greasey stnf coming from the cngra' err
wheel.
Among ihe fancy articles Of glass Ella
meut, made by dnecliug the flame Of
blpwpipe upon glass rods, Is lady's ba
seemingly Of fubric much finer than lbf
finest white silk, and decorated with nat
nral flowers, This Is said 10 contain Over
10000 miles Of span glass; AnotheI
wonder--althoug moi made Of aitanen
-is a steam engine made entirely o
giass, pumping water to a glass fountain
lhe dy-wheel i about fourteen inches il
iameier, and the pressure lgo pounds
The only pant Of il not glass is the tlre.
requiring flexibilly, such
Ieltiug, are formed of strung glass beads
Taken as whole, the place is one ol
,reat interest, and will repay one for lh'
,isii. II required three weeks immed
tely preceding the opening Of the Cen
ennial to fire in the furnace up TO th'
ecessary heat; and II is never allowed
0 90 out.