few inches of this glass tube is inserted in the furnace for a few seconds and on being withdraw' there is a glowing ball of glass at the end, which the operator passes quickly through a bowl of water to cool, after which he holds the tube in a perpendicular position rolling it between his hands to permit of an equal distribution of the soft mass. He then blows it into a bulb of the required size after which he puts it into the furnace again for a few moments to allow of the moulder working it into the necessary shape. It is again heated and passed back to the moulder who puts the finishing touches to it anil snaps it off from the tube with one of the few tools he uses in the whole operation.
The making of glass bottles 15 apparently simpler. The required length of tube being heated in the furnace, the blower takes it out, rolling it in the manner described above, after which he places it in an iron mould operated by a boy. The mould is shut and the operator blows down the tube until the sir Pressure causes the tube to snap off just outside the mould. The mould is then opened and the boy with the aid of a pair of scissors clips off the ragged edges round the neck of the bottle, which is then put aside to cool.
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