Open with a survey of the development of glass-making and the art of the early glass-blower. Shows manufacture of wide range of glass products, including the automatic bottle-making process; manufacture of fine glass tubing; transformation of glass marbles into glass fibre; production of glass bricks; furnacing, rolling, cutting, grinding and polishing of plate glass; manufacture of shatter-proof plate glass.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009420
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Manufacturing processes
Crafts & Visual Arts → Glass craft
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)