The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-07-25
FACTORY
To Manufacture Glass Novel
ties To Be Located
In Mt. Vernon At A Very
Early Date
Two Local Men Are Interest.
ed In The Concern
Which Will Use The Old
BraSSeur Plant
Marbles And Paper Weights
To Be Made


for the establishing of another glass
factory for Mt. Vernon for the purpose
of manufacturing glass novelties. At
present there are very few factories
of the kind in the state and because of
this fact, the products of the new plant
will be in great demand. For the past
several weeks the movement has been
on foot but not until of late has any
thing been done. The men who are
pushing the enterprise are experienced
in the work of making glass, both
plain and fancy and are we'll fitted
to take up the work.
The old Brasseur plant, located
about one hundred yards west of the
Wuchner plant, has been chosen as
the site for the new factory and the
old building will be re-modeled and
put into condition for the kind of work
that will be done. AS 1t is, there are
scarcely no advantages as far as equip
ment is concerned, at the old building,
but these have been ordered and will
arrive in 8 few weeks.
The men interested in the novelty
plant are Messrs. Joseph Mills and
Amel Miller of Mt. Vernon and glass
man from Utica, Ohio. AS yet there
has been no work done towards the
tank or other necessary fixtures be-
cause Of the fact that for some reason
the venture might prove failure and
every precaution is being made by the
men against making a mistake in or
dering the equipment and in starting
the establishment. The blocks have
been ordered for the tank, but have
not yet arrived. The tall stack at the
to the men as it is necessary in order
to obtain draught to mix the gas as
it goes into the tank.
The work of making novelties such
as paper weights, glass canes, marbles
ETC., will be very interesting to wit
ness for those who have not had an
opportunity to see that kind of work
There are a large per cent of people
who have at some time wondered
how the colored glass streaks and
fancy work has been blown into the
center Of marble or paper weight
This is a very simple process, but
does not seem so until it is witnessed
A small ball of glass is gathered OIL
the end of the blow pipe and moulded
into the desired shape. Then small
stripes of colored glass are stuck OF
the outside of the hot glass, which hal
been gathered on the end Of the pipe
After the stripes have been stuck on th'
whole thing is put back into the fir
and allowed to melt to such an exten
that it can be worked without run
ming. This process soldiers the colore'
stripes onto the mass of clear glass
After this has been done, the pipe
is put back into the tank and NOR
clear glass is gathered onto the bal
covering the colored glass. After tha
has been done, the glass is blown o
moulded into any shape that the blow
er desires. That is the way that fame
colored work Is made into the cente
of a glass ornament.
When the new factory starts, prol
ably in a few weeks, the force {
workmen will be very small, the thre
partners probably being the only worl
men who will operate the conce1
After time when the business of tn
company grows it will be necessary
employ probably six or seven men
order to supply the demand. At an
rate, the establishment will be gre'
help to Mt. Vernon in an advertisir
manner as the company will probab
sell their products all over the sta
and even in other states.
OcAl MAN OuSTED