Glory hole
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Traditionally, it is the small opening in the side of a furnace where glass is gathered or reheated; and is an nineteenth century improvement over annealing ovens. | Traditionally, it is the small opening in the side of a furnace where glass is gathered or reheated; and is an nineteenth century improvement over annealing ovens. | ||
Contemporarily, the term is used for any furnace used solely to reheat a glass object while being production. | Contemporarily, the term is used for any furnace used solely to reheat a glass object while being production. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:50, 12 June 2010
The term for a furnace used solely for reheating and finishing of a glass object during manufacture. Traditionally, it is the small opening in the side of a furnace where glass is gathered or reheated; and is an nineteenth century improvement over annealing ovens. Contemporarily, the term is used for any furnace used solely to reheat a glass object while being production.
