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Model of glass furnace

Model of glass furnace

Object No. 7174

In 1884 the Museum spent the then substantial sum of £500 on models made by the German manufacturer Carl Schroder of Darmstadt. This included 80 model furnaces demonstrating different methods of processing raw materials. This one is a model of a furnace for making English crown glass.

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Summary

Object Statement

Model of crown glass furnace, demonstrating method of English crown glass firning, wood, supplied by Carl Schroder, Darmstadt, Germany, c.1880

Physical Description

Manufacturer's catalogue number 1702. Stock book describes it as a furnace for making English Crown Glass (according to Karmarsch). Model is constructed in two halves with loose components stored inside (see part records).

DIMENSIONS

Height

415 mm

Width

710 mm

Depth

440 mm

PRODUCTION

Notes

Probably made by Carl Schroder, in Darmstadt, Germany.

HISTORY

Notes

Used for displays at the Museum from the 1880s onwards.

SOURCE

Credit Line

Purchased 1884

Acquisition Date

14 May 1884

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