Glass: A Pocket Dictionary Of Terms Commonly Used - Corning ...
Glass: A Pocket Dictionary Of Terms Commonly Used - Corning ...
Glass: A Pocket Dictionary Of Terms Commonly Used - Corning ...
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Blown three-mold glass: <strong>Glass</strong>ware made in America<br />
between about 1815 and 1835 that was blown in a fullsize<br />
mold that (despite the popular name) consisted of<br />
between two and five pieces.<br />
Blowpipe: An iron or steel tube, usually four to five feet<br />
long, for blowing glass. blowpipes have a mouthpiece<br />
at one end and are usually fitted at the other end with<br />
a metal ring that helps to retain the gather.<br />
Borosilicate glass: <strong>Glass</strong> in which the flux is boric oxide<br />
instead of alkali. The first borosilicate glass was<br />
created by otto schott in 1882. it has a low coefficient<br />
of expansion and therefore withstands sudden changes<br />
of temperature.<br />
Borsella (italian): See Jacks.<br />
Bottle glass: A common, naturally colored, greenish or<br />
brownish glass. The color is characteristic of glass that<br />
Brilliant-cut vase. U.S.,<br />
J. Hoare and Company,<br />
1910–1918. H. 50.2 cm.
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