The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-05
hoBoKHN's NEW INDUSTRY.
Glass Decorating Established In the
New Elysfan Building.


The first glass cutting factory ever oper-
ated in Hoboken is that which commenced
its career on Wednesday morning on the
fourth and fifth floors of the handsome new
building just completed by John G. Crevier
Of Hotoken, occupying a space Of thirty five
feet between Hudson and Washington streets
and extending through from Thirteenth to
Fourteenth streets. The concern gives en-
ployment to over 100 men, many Of whom
have resided tn New York, but who will, ne
doubt, take up their residence in Hoboken In
Q short time. The work done is merely de-
oorating. Glass is received in the building
in the shape of bowls, glasses pitchers and
all sorts Of things, and in these shapes
the men at the machines cut fancy
figures upon them. There are three pro-
oesses required 10 this decoration. The men
are divided into three sections to accomplish
this work, the roughers, snloothers and pol
ishers. The machines Of all these are the
same. save for the wheels. The wheels of
the roughers are of steel, those Of the
smoothers of CFaighieith stone from Scot
land, and those used by the polishers are Of
three sorts-wooden, brush and cork. The
polishers In their work also employ putty.
most difficult of the three. First, designs
are made up by the designer These are
shown the roughers, who commit them to
memory Whom they take this glass bowl,
or pitcher or whatever they intend to elab-
orate, 20 make readyfor cutting, the rough
ers use the compass to make guide lines.
There are few Of these drawn, and the men,
with carefully trained eye, out the grooves
into the glass, which 50 Deautifies ii that q
very fancy price is commanded when placed
upen the market The roughers, though
leave sharp edges, which must be evened a
bit by the next process. The smoothers,
with their wheels, do this, and
they have to go over the identical
grooves made by the ,roughers. When this
has been finished the polishers take the. glass,
and in five different processes make the
over the wooden wheel, then the brush
wheel, next the cork. next with putty, and
finally the wood again. All these lines en-
graved are designated by names. and are
called fan scallopa. checkering, tne stars
and patent stars, These styles OF lines may
Quires five days to finish salad bowl,
and half q day a drinking glass.
The men receive e3 per day for the work,
sdevotdng to it. eight and one-half hours
The ElYsian building, In which they are
situated, is the biggest Of its kind in Hobo
ken, extending 35 feet by 1926 feet. Each Of
the Ave floors has eighty y-six windows, max
OF building is of pressed brick with suitable
trimmings The walls are heavy and are
composed Of brick The interior finish is of
heavy Georgia pine, with exposed ceilings,
The floors are five inches thick of Georgia
yellow pine, and made water tight
The building Is equipped with two largs
freight elevators, one is on Twelfth and one
on Thirteenth street. There is brick wal
across the centre of the building so that the
lofts may be divided OF occupied as whole.
The height of the ceilings OF all the lofts is
IL feet and inches. The entrances are thres
In number and consist Of fire-proof stair.
ways, one at each end of the building and
one in the centre.