It Was The Turning Wheel, And Not The Lathe Mold Pressing And Mold Turning Of Hot Glass In Ancient Glass Vessel Production

A manufacturing method known from ceramics - mold turning of the body and free turning of the rim - seems to have been used in glass first. Glass working by turning is mentioned in Pliny's description of ancient glass manufacturing methods. Up to now this has been incorrectly interpreted as cutting on a lathe. But vessels presumedly cut on a lathe show unequivocal signs of being made by turning hot glass.

Author
R Lierke
Origin
Unknown
Journal Title
Glastech Ber 66 12 1993 321-329
Sector
General
Class
G 1073

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It Was The Turning Wheel, And Not The Lathe Mold Pressing And Mold Turning Of Hot Glass In Ancient Glass Vessel Production
Glastech Ber 66 12 1993 321-329
G 1073
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