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Glass cone

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A glass cone is a glass production structure historically unique to the United Kingdom. A glass cone had a large central furnace, a circular platform where the glassblowers worked, and smaller furnaces around its wall to ensure the glass did not cool too quickly.[1][2]

There are four surviving glass cones:

See also

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  • Bottle oven, a bottle-shaped kiln typical of Stoke-on-Trent

References

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  1. ^ Buchanan, Angus (4 July 1974). "Industrial heritage: British glass". New Scientist. 63 (904). London: New Science Publications: 42. Retrieved 9 June 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Pearson, Lynn (2016). Victorian and Edwardian British Industrial Architecture. Crowood Press. pp. 128–130. ISBN 978-1-78500-189-5. OCLC 959428302.
  3. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Alloa Glass Works,glass cone (SM3746)". Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Glass Cone at Stuart and Sons Red House Glassworks (1076007)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 June 2020.