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Ever wonder why 95% of the collectors are men? Women say, "Isn't it beautiful?" and many say, "I agree with you it is beautiful, but how did they do that?" Men admire precision, the craftsmanship, the discipline, the patience, the stress, the tension and both the strength and finesse needed to cut this wondrous glass. It is no wonder men say, "How did they do that?" This two hour video will give both men and women all the information needed to answer that question.
Among the subjects covered: The glass formula, the ovens and furnace layout, two forms of blown glass, the duties of each of the four-man blowing team, the extra work some pieces get coming from the annealing room, the duties of each of the three-man cutting team, the evolution that increased production 10-fold overnight, how the glass is actually cut using a demonstration piece, assembly line cutting vs. the European style, details of what cutters physically went through during the cutting process, why wood polished pieces have a softer feel and look, how to occasionally spot a piece cut during the summer months by a displaced glass blower, blown blanks and how they did them, how to tell instantly the difference between a blown blank and a figured blank, assets and liabilities of figured blanks and assets and liabilities of acid polish, acid polish and how it was done, history of colored cut-to-clear, production and cutting problems that shortened the 'color' era, Dorflinger's role in colored cut-to-clear and a great deal more.
A large amount of the information does not appear in any publication. The facts were gathered through numerous interviews and conversations in the 1970's with elderly, retired cut glass factory workers. Little did we realize at the time just how invaluable these conversations would be! |
