SO8986 : Inside the Red Cone
near to Amblecote, Dudley, Great Britain
Inside the Red Cone
Glass blowing is demonstrated using a modern furnace inside the museum. Even this is sufficient to warm the inside of the cone. A large central furnace was fired up continuously at 1250C and had a dozen openings to allow extraction and reheating of the glass as it was worked on open benches.
The Grade 2* listed glass cone dates from around 1790 and is one of four surviving in Britain. It was last used in 1936.
The Grade 2* listed glass cone dates from around 1790 and is one of four surviving in Britain. It was last used in 1936.
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- SO8986, 37 images (find more images nearby)
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- John M (find more nearby)
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- Date Taken
- Saturday, 5 July, 2008 (find more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 5 July, 2008
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- Industrial heritage (find more nearby)
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WGS84: 52:28.5687N 2:9.3964W - Photographer Location
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