In 1994 the factory was taken over by Austria's Stoelzle Glass Group, which has focused the plant on making bottles for the spirits industry. It can handle the design, bottle making and decoration ...
Discover the mesmerizing process of creating glass cups in a glass factory, from molten material to the final, polished ...
The National Glass Centre will close at the end of July 2026, Sunderland University has announced. The glass-making and ...
Performing applied research to develop or improve glass compositions and glass-making processes that will lead to a more secure, economical, and environmentally sustainable glass industry. Funds are ...
Glass making originated in the Near East around 2000 BCE in the form of beads, seals and inlays. The earliest makers pressed glass into molds. Around 1500 BCE, finer vessels were being made in Egypt.
BOY:Yeah. GIRL:Yeah. CURIOUS CAT:Well, glass starts off as sand. CURIOUS CAT:'A bit like the sand you might find on a beach. But to make clear glass, a special sand called Silica Sand is used.
"Lasting Impressions: Making Cameo Glass in West Virginia" is an hour-long documentary, produced by West Virginia Public Broadcasting. The program chronicles the efforts of artisans Kelsey Murphy ...