The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03
TO MAKE
GLASS TABLEWA ARE
Has Been Tested and May Revo-
lutionize This Branch Of
Industry.

South Bend, Ind, June "a new
machine, endowed with almost human
like skill, bids fair to revolutionize the
making Of glass tableware.
This machine is the invention of E. E.
Hoffman of Summitville, Ind. It comes
as the elimination Of twenty-five years
of experimenting.
While machine processes have steadily
enchoached on the domain of the hand
workman in many kinds of glassware,
1t has always been along the lines Of
fruit jars, plain goods on which there
were neither lips nor handles, like those
on creams, syrups and lantern globes.
Altho made largely by machines, these
pleted by hand work, which is required
to do the Tipping, sticking on Of han
dies and other little turns.
The machine invented by Mr.. Hoff-
man does all the work, and does it
well, and cheaper than it can be done
by hand. It need hardly be added
that a piece Of tableware made of one
piece and by one process is better than
one made In two or more pieces and
then struck together under varying tenn
tperatures. ~.
The machine has been tested under
varying conditions at Upland, and later
at the factory of a bottle company at
Cicero. Both factories have found the
machine success.
Ora Robinson, Oscar Clock and other
glassmen. Of practical experience have
expressed themselves as having con-
fdence in the machine. .s.
To show the comparative cost Of hand
work and the machine, what is known
as seight-ounce creams is taken. By
the old process these were made 525
pieces to turn. 81. -.
. For this work these workmen were
used, their pay being as follows: One
blower, $2.37; two gatherers, $l.25 each;
one fnisher, 1925; two sticking-up boys
SO cents each; two handle gatherers, 81
molds, SO cents; cleaning-off boy, SO
cents; carrying-over boy, so cents; car
rying-in boy, IS cents. Total, $14.47.
The machine will make 1000 pieces al
a maximum Of $3.50 wage expense, di
vided as follows: One presser, $3.50;
gathering boys, $1.87; turning out boy
81 cents; -carrying-in boy, SO cents.
The old way required three processes
and the handling Of each piece five
times. The, new machine makes il
necessary to handle each piece but once
While the machine, as built, has three
revolves three molds are in operation
AS one piece is going in the second il
whirled around out Of the way and the
third is being removed, thus making
the machine fountain Of glassware.
While the machine, as built, has three
sets of molds, it can be as easily bull
with four, and this will be done. Will
the additional mold the machine can b'
sold for $500. &Sf
Its cheapness is an element Of inter
est to the hand glassworkers. It i
comparatively simple, and contains NJ
: delicate parts. Only one machinist i
required to care for it. It require
neither electric nor steam power, othe
than to furnish compressed air to op
crate the blowing part.
Mr.. Hoffman has served in every ca
pacity, from skilled workman to man
DESIGNERS in the United States, havin!
: Won third prize in the National. elias
company's great contest. The prize de
sign which he made was a sugar bow
and cover. - - ------ -