The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-11-13

esese 70 heeu from the pots hy stitch in
: shs end of blow pipe into i, and ~ork
Ing u around until enough sdlercs for
slov. Then II 10 taken out and vale
poured The length Of the pipe 10 cool III
iron. snd the ''g,b" (mol,cn alsss tho sis
Of yonr two ns,s) on the end placed on
Nat stone or piece Of marble and ROLLED
un'ii u Assumes she shape OF . crock o.
neck squash sith the crook broken Of
midway. Then II IL blosn into and
through the pipe, until l, looks about Ii,
s'z' OF FOOT ball. All thi. 1. jote by q
man called gthcrcr. a. he gathers ths
glass from The po,a Thcn 1, 1. taken hv
The blower, Who sets ou 10 tho plank the.
lesds 70 the pot. and holding tho blow
pipes 9th the glass downward bloss and
svines ths pipe back and forth oat ont
sspands Tho glass iuto . cylinder Ave feet
long and two and one'hslf feet in cirsum.
isrsncs. The blower tbrnsts the end Of
The cylinder which hssa bulb and into the
hole 10 the chimney over the pat and lets
hest for minute or 80, and thsn blows
through the pipe. The bulb a, the cod
bursts. leaving ~ square an eud as though
Il had been sawed on. Then the cylinder
Ia laid on = rack. bsing cirriel by the
blow pipe which II still adheres to 10
formation similar TO = bulb. The pipe 10
detached aud the end squared to GORE.
spond TO th, end OF the cylinder by taking
. piece OF red hot glass, which pulls like
molasses candy. and placing il around as .
string 10 tied sround pencil and rappinG
The cylinder back OF where The string o
glass ia There are two kinds OF blowers,
single strength and double strength. tho
former blowing regular thick and tho lat.
Tor double thick window glss.
The glass cylinders are taken from the
blower room 70 . place called the A.iten,
ing room. fgpm ths fac. .ba. The tubes arc
6ttened out and made level 10 cut up into
various window sizes. There IL . laras
oven on = half circle made oi brick, with
. revolving bottom OF stone which turns
with . crauk, passing over three fires OF
different degrees ot heat. The hall circle
oven connects with = long brick passage
resembling en- oven, ~ he bottom a
which there sre solle,s run by pulling
brake. A cylinder OF glass is placed In
the oven over the frst fire. q straight red
hoI iron is placed lengthways Of 1t from
The inside aud immediately taken away.
Then the bottom Of the oven revolves and
lbe glass Is over the second hre OF strong
~ heat, where stick is placed in the CEN
ire Of IL and Il 10 turned round and round.
Presently IL bssins TO cape open - il
wsrs. where lhs iron had touched IL.
Again ths oven rsvoDvss and the glass ID
,ver the last aud hottest fre OF oil. IL
hen spreads apart and . hard piece Of
svel wood 10 rubbed over il and it is a.
lat % founder. Il would not use the
xpression founder. had ] not just pur.
hassd one Of fisherman and taken IL
lome. anticipating = foe fish dinner aud
'ad my pleasure spoiled by the cook show
ng me- hat IL VA rotten. am now LETT
Ing the boarding house run itself. After
be glass beoom,s fiat the oven revolves
gain and II is caught by q man, on IN
I'm. wood scoop or tongs Of wood and
asssd along TO the rolls 10 the connecting
and the brake pulled connect
lg with tho sams ~ the other end, where
be glass comes ont ready TO be cut up
1t0 vsrious sizes.
The glass for bottles 10 made the same
J window glass. The sMber colored IL
reduced BY mixing coke (bnrn, coal.
nd bad l time / would write shout the
reduction Of coke snd coke ovsu,) with
~ sand. sods ssb, etc.
The mix 10 put 10 pots the same - vim
ow glass bot there are no plank walks a.
lsre sre no along cylinders TO bloS or
wing. Most Of the blowers gather their
W glass and those that do not have boys.
II 10 not hard work compared with the
indow gathering. A "gob' OF gl~s
ON an eighth TO . fourth the size Of ihs
indow glass is taken for bottle OF ordi,
lry siz.. For instsnce. to mske . pint
,ttle tbs smonpt on tho blow pipe would
, about the siz, OF . batterLut Ilis
'lled on stone aud blown 10 uotil it looks
10 pocket book half full Of coin tbst 10
sde Of one piece Of leather and ties up
the end With string. The glass Is put
On iron mould. tended by . boy. which
,sns and closes ~ piDchsrs sre opened
ID closed. and tbs blower blows. When
. glass nlls the .mould. snap goes the
NJ connecting The blow pipe and glass
ID suotbss COB 10 gsthersd. Ibs
ould 10 opened By the boy and snotStr
j tskss tho bottle on wooden lsdle or
Ish wooden tonss 10 msn Known - the
Usher The bostlc 10 oil done but fling
. neck or rather tbs plscs Tor the cork.
bic IL doos BY tho nDisher plsciDg the
,ttIe 10 tin case aud sticking the srck
the bottle Into gss or cosl fre. When
gsts red bot the bottle 10 placed ~ ITS
80 10 slot conosted With revolving
heel. sud . hsrd roand piycs OF wood
,ld 10 the neck while II tarns, woicb is
Ily . few seconds. Then the bottle 10
sced 10 tsmpertbg ov-n where II is left
It'll tbs seat day. slow FIRE batbioe all
. time spd going out gradually The
l,sripg sseu on bottles IL ~ ouitsd on BY
LOG cut 10 the moulis 10 which tbs bot'
u svs blown.