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A novelty made by Hobbs-Brockunier in Wheeling, Virginia, from 1883. A spangled effect was created by rolling a parison of glass in mica flakes and broken glass, the redipped for final blowing and shaping. Another technique was to roll a parison of glass in spangle dust and blowing it without redipping. | A novelty made by Hobbs-Brockunier in Wheeling, Virginia, from 1883. A spangled effect was created by rolling a parison of glass in mica flakes and broken glass, the redipped for final blowing and shaping. Another technique was to roll a parison of glass in spangle dust and blowing it without redipping. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:37, 13 June 2010
A novelty made by Hobbs-Brockunier in Wheeling, Virginia, from 1883. A spangled effect was created by rolling a parison of glass in mica flakes and broken glass, the redipped for final blowing and shaping. Another technique was to roll a parison of glass in spangle dust and blowing it without redipping.
