Glass blowing, Osram Glass Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Photograph taken Circa 1950 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: BB92/30486

The method of forming hollow vessels by blowing a blob of molten glass through a pipe dates to about 50 BC. The procedure was honed in the Middle Ages, especially in Venice. This man is following in a long tradition of glass blowers.

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Tyne and Wear Newcastle upon Tyne

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1950s (1950 - 1959)

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Here a glass vessel is being formed in a mould. This method of glass manufacture has a history going back about 5,000 years. Glass production is often centred around areas rich fuels such as coal.

Glass blowing, Osram Glass Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

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