GLASS MAKING QUERY

[Annie Murray]

Hello everyone - does anyone please know what you call the long wooden paddle like thing that glass was put on to be carried about to and from furnaces etc? A bit like the thing they use to put pizzas in an oven. I'm writing about Chance Bros and wonder if they had a particular name?
Thank you
Annie

 

[pjmburns]

Have you read our other threads on Chance Brothers?
If you use the search box (top right) you will find several - the answer may be in there.

 

[Richard Dye]

Hello everyone - does anyone please know what you call the long wooden paddle like thing that glass was put on to be carried about to and from furnaces etc? A bit like the thing they use to put pizzas in an oven. I'm writing about Chance Bros and wonder if they had a particular name?
Thank you
Annie

Good question, see Janice’s comment below:

 

[Richard Dye]

https://sha.org/bottle/glassmaking.htm

I got this by Googling “glass making” there is a lot more information there.

 

[Radiorails]

I believe this question was asked previouly and the same answer was given.

 

[pjmburns]

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Post in thread 'Chance Brothers: Research into this famous company'

Oct 16, 2024

A question for anyone who knows about glass making please! Does anyone know the name of the thing you carry glass around on, say to the Lehr/annealing over - a rod with a flat ?wooden part on the end - a bit like you would use for a pizza oven? I would be very happy to learn this if anyone knows. Many thanks, Annie

• Annie Murray

 

[Heartland]

There was a term called battledore, could this be a version of the paddle

 

[Annie Murray]

Thank you all for your replies. I'm still not sure what the right name is but will keep searching!

 

[Annie Murray]

There was a term called battledore, could this be a version of the paddle

Battledore - A wooden paddle used to flatten portions of a bottle as it is being hand blown (Hunter 1950). - I think this is a different paddle!

 

[Annie Murray]

https://sha.org/bottle/glassmaking.htm

I got this by Googling “glass making” there is a lot more information there.

this glossary is fantastic, thank you

 

[pjmburns]

Have you tried asking at the glass museum?

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EXPERIENCE 400YEARS OF HISTORY Allister Malcolm's Hotshop Journey through time and witness the fascinating story of the Stourbridge Glass Quarter.Discover what it was like to work inside an iconic glass cone and how the industry helped this part of the Black...

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[Annie Murray]

Have you tried asking at the glass museum?

Home

EXPERIENCE 400YEARS OF HISTORY Allister Malcolm's Hotshop Journey through time and witness the fascinating story of the Stourbridge Glass Quarter.Discover what it was like to work inside an iconic glass cone and how the industry helped this part of the Black...

www.stourbridgeglassmuseum.org.uk

Have you tried asking at the glass museum?

Home

EXPERIENCE 400YEARS OF HISTORY Allister Malcolm's Hotshop Journey through time and witness the fascinating story of the Stourbridge Glass Quarter.Discover what it was like to work inside an iconic glass cone and how the industry helped this part of the Black...

www.stourbridgeglassmuseum.org.uk

No - and I must go there - thank you!

 

[Richard Dye]

this glossary is fantastic, thank you

I did a very preliminary search, with a little more time you should find much more. Good luck!