Spreading and annealing furnace showing, right, cylinders of broad glass (common window glass) being heated to make them plastic enough to be flattened on a wooden table before being placed in a lower temperature (left) and then allowed to cool thus making it less brittle. 1888


Spreading and annealing furnace showing, right, cylinders of broad glass (common window glass) being heated to make them plastic enough to be flattened on a wooden table before being placed in a lower temperature (left) and then allowed to cool thus making it less brittle. 1888


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