The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-23
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last to handle the ware before Il is an
nealed. The carrying-in boy puts the
ware into the iehrs, where It is properly
tempered. This is absolutely necessary.
as an attempt to use glassware before II
has been through the lehrs would result
dfsastrously TO the article. 1t invariably
goes to pieces when any water is placed
I'm IT.
After the ware is annealed II is taken
into the packing ROOM where II Is as
sorted by girls and the pieces that are
not cracked or in which there are no
seeds or stones, or what are called
'blisters," are counted, credited to the
shop and later wrapped and packed and
shipped to the consignee. Defects are
generally noticed by the presser or I'm
Usher. and are thrown into the kettle or
box to be later melted over.
During the summer weather the fac
tory is intensely hot and while people
were falling FRUSTRATED from the heat
these men were continually at work fac
ing a furnace where the heat was
scorching. The furnaces are very large,
and are round in surface. covering
space probably twenty feet IN diameter,
but none with twenty pots. 1t must be
understood that all the ware turned out
Is not finished. The cheap dishes. as
we'll as sugar bowls, cream pitchers.
spoonholders. lamps. salts. peppers and
numerous other articles are not finished.
but highly polished ware is always fin
ished, and II Is the finishing that makes
them shine like diamonds.
The greatest feature In the running OF
glass plant IL 10 get designs that are
attractive. To do this the glass manu-
facturers of Pittsburg spend thousands
of dollars annually. One OF the officials
of the glass company said that each set
OF glassware cost at least $4,000 10 pro-
duce. not for the glass. but the designs
and that IT may only last for a season.
while others will last for several years
The company spends NJ least $4,000 each
year I'm getting out new designs. and II
the designs are attractive they are worth
10 the company. a small fortune. During
the Spanish American war, dishes with
the picture OF generals who had made
themselves conspicuous in combat were
In demand. and ono could hardly believe
the enormous amount sold.
In giving tho material for making glass.
Secretary Addison Thompson said: Each
pot holds about 1850 pounds OF batch. OF
mixture. and for what Is commonly known
| as lime glass which "a the kind used for
pressed tableware. Cut glass Is made up
| ne follows: soda ash. $50 pounds: nitrate
| Of soda. s. pounds lime. 100 pounds; sand.
I 500 pounds analysed 20 per cent silica,
| TO which Is added arsenic, cobalt and
4 manganese. Inc quantity OF the tast
Y three itcrns varies slightly according 20
| thu heat % the furnace and other To-
| cal conditions. The batch or mixture
| for cut glass varies little from the above.
except the lime r. eliminated and the
| lead Is substituted. the latter making tho
| glass softer and less fragile. enabling
| the cutter 70 cut tho figures in the art
| lcls.
4 Zach article Il made by n different
! shop For instance. the pitcher shop as
| IN the picture IS composed % a nrcsEer
| gathering boy. iuishcr two warming IN
| boys and when tho handles are not
I pressed on the pitcher. two handle boys
| and a handler and carryinE-in boy.
! In factory with ono furnace. from
/ twelve 20 eighteen shops are employed
| THIS depends on the Character and the
! sixc ot the ware made Tho amount of
/ tableware. including bar goods amounts
( ta al ioast 500 0.ao annually. q wh5ch
/ about 10 Per cent 60 exported
4 should ;he visitor desire Co see one q,
! the most uaaRteal scenes ever witnessed
| among ire Industries ~ the country. hs
I should make Il poiHt 20 visit the table
/ wara glass factories. lie w0nl8 readily
I discover f5ag no Industry 10 tire country
| car s1rrass g. A trtp 10 the art depart.
! rseat where the giass Is stained ard
/ decorated. should also Be made. and the
scene wo8ia he well worth the time
| spent.