The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-07-01


! The workmen were engaged in max
ing window glass, and proceeded in a
way that seemed very simple. A young
man would take one Of the long hollow
iron pipes we saw the gaunt man jugglc
with. and approaching one of the
mouths of the great furnace with the in
difference of a salanlandsr- first. how
ever, protecting his face with leather
scrccu-wonH proceed 10y series OF
! waye-like movements Of the pipe to
gather al the end ball Of llGaia glass,
, getting his supply kom tire-clay pot
! These pots contained a mixture of soda.
! lime and sand. which had been reduced
/ by firing fcr two days After gathering q
a wad the Sic OF a eccoanat the young
man wocld turn ana coei It spop I'm
! iron plate, still kecring up the wave-like
I rotary motion. Then nc would return
+ TO the pot and begin fishing again. then
back 10 the iron plate, for cooling, and
then more angling. B; this time he
has gathered bail Of about sixteen
pounds weight snd OF intense heat
Now cooling the pipe with water. be
carries his burden over sad deposits it
On large iron r,atu-:his one floating
in q tub OF watnr-gives the pipe to a
glass-5lowcr, and seizing another iron.
gees back to the furnace to perform his
part once again.
The glass-biowcr rolls the ball upon
the plate until he sas rlsde the ball As
same pear shape. when he applies the
pipe TO his lips and blows until bis
checks stand ou. lise red apples, blows
TIL ne is red behind the ears, blovs un-
til he becomes OF complexion as biocm-
ing as the glass. All this. while he i'm
parts rotary motion 20 the pipe, and
does not ceR5e either the blowing or th.
rotating until the pear shaped gl::as has
expanded into tho rude semhlaace o. 4
bottle with 10 neck and very thick
bottom. Now over he goes 10 CDe Of
She mouths OF the side furnace. into
which he tbrrsts the pipe 10 warm the
mean-looking bottle at the end. st his
feet is the grave-iike pit
Now watsh him. He takes the p:pe
from the furnace, blows. in it and lets i,
swing before in the pit. The glass DC
gins to lcngthen ont. stove-pipe fashion;
into The furnace again; now omt, anil
over his head. Agi.ate the pipe. Blow.
Now big sweep from mid-air through
the PIT a.i'i Up again. BLOW. Now
peniuium-li.:e Neutrality-suspicious.
wav-crcss-bacs! The glass has be-
come cylinder fcur feet long. Hea,
again and withdraw. Blow Rotate.
4 little more jugglery-here-there
right side-leit-a beautiful swing be-
low! The cylinder is over I've feet long
nowi The work is Gonel
These cylinders are placed, still glow
ing, on 4 stand. A tap with piece OF
steel releases the blow-pipe, the blower
makes measurement with 3 stick,
wraps q string of hot glass about the
cylinder, the aiperfaous part falls of as
though cat with = dianiosd. and the
completed aylinder-about i've sect long
and eigheen inches in Siaseter-is ear
riei to place Of safety. Tomorrow a
hot steel rod VIII cut each Of the cylin-
ders through one side. thus leaving it
like sheet CT paper twisted until its
upper and lower edges meet This roll
will be subjected to another gentle bak-
ing. when it will flattcd out into large
sheet of glass. This will bc cut into
sheets OF the proper size, and the work
Is done.