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OPTICAL GLASS MAKING: ITALY

Optical Glass Making: Italy (1950)

Footage from inside optical glass making factory. Italy.

GLASS MAKING

Glass Making (1963)

Film of a well known glass making factory in London

SPECTACLE MANUFACTURE

Spectacle Manufacture (1965)

The manufacture of spectacles at a factory in London.

GLASS

Glass (1933)

Good educational film about the making of a glass jar at a glass factory.

SUPER GLASS!

Super Glass! (1940)

Process of making glass for telescope mirrors.

RESTORATION OF STAINED GLASS CHURCH WINDOW

Restoration Of Stained Glass Church Window (1960)

Stained glass window being restored in Sydney.

BLOW FOR A GLASS!

Blow For A Glass! (1945)

Making of scientific glass instruments.

 

 

STAINED GLASS

Stained Glass (1963)

A modern way to make stained glass which makes it suitable for new concrete...

CEMENTED STAINED GLASS

Cemented Stained Glass (1956)

The art of cemented stained glassmaking is demonstrated at this ancient...

GLASS ANIMAL MAN

Glass Animal Man (1964)

Cute glass figures are created in a studio in Brighton.

CLASS GLASS!

Class Glass! (1939)

The making of a stained glass window, destined for a Tyrolean church.

SOMETHING TO SEE THROUGH!

Something To See Through! (1935)

Processes involved in the making of a pane of glass at an Austrian...

ARTIST IN GLASS

Artist In Glass (1946)

Item about glass maker Frank Hill.

GLASS MAKING

Glass Making (1948)

Item shows manufacture of glass reinforced with wire netting at factory in West...

THERMOMETERS

Thermometers (1953)

Item showing how thermometers are made.

GLASS LAMPS

Glass Lamps (1951)

Excellent footage of glass lamp factory in Birmingham.

MAKING FIBRE GLASS

Making Fibre Glass (1968)

Various processes involved in making fibre glass in Rumania.

BUCHLOV CASTLE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Buchlov Castle In Czechoslovakia (1967)

Footage of Buchlov Castle in Czechoslovakia.

INDUSTRIAL GLASSMAKING

Industrial Glassmaking (1966)

Glass blowing to create heat resistant laboratory vessels in New Zealand....

PAPERWEIGHTS

Paperweights (1956)

Frank Hill makes a milliaflore paperweight at Whitefriars Glassworks in Wealdstone,...

NEON SIGNS

Neon Signs (1964)

How neon signs are made and some in situ at Piccadilly Circus.

FIBRE GLASS MENAGERIE

Fibre Glass Menagerie (1966)

Fibreglass figures of animals are made and put in place in Butlin's...

SANCTUARY SAVED

Sanctuary Saved (1968)

Item showing restoration work on Chichester Cathedral.

SHIPS OF GLASS

Ships Of Glass (1938)

Mr Wood of Sydney shows us his glassblowing skills by making an intricate model...

WHERE ONE SLIP IS THE LAST

Where One Slip Is The Last (1934)

A group of hikers climb up Glass House Mountain in Brisbane,...

GLASS FABRIC

Glass Fabric (1944)

Glass fibre is made into material to be used in insulating blankets and wadding.

GLASS FIBRE BOAT aka HARGRAVE 64 - ALL-GLASS FIBRE FISHING BOAT

Glass Fibre Boat AKA Hargrave 64 - All-Glass Fibre Fishing Boat (1968)

New fibre glass motor...

TRIPLEX DEMONSTRATION

Triplex Demonstration (1968)

Triplex safety glass goes through various tests at research centre....

GLASS TOYS

Glass Toys (1948)

Glass toy maker Mr Dunlop is seen at work in Potters Bar.

GLASS FABRICS

Glass Fabrics (1948)

A look at how broken glass it turned into fibre and made into hats. Acton, London.

CUT GLASS

Cut Glass (1951)

A look at how cut glass is made at a factory in Birmingham. West Midlands.

HARVEST FESTIVAL CHURCH SERVICE

Harvest Festival Church Service (1948)

Harvest festival church service in Chilham, Kent.

CHURCH BUILT ENTIRELY WITHOUT NAILS

Church Built Entirely Without Nails (1960)

Built in tribute to pioneer settlers, this New Zealand...

STATELY HOME AUCTIONED IN MELBOURNE

Stately Home Auctioned In Melbourne (1965)

Stately Home auction held in Melbourne, Australia.

GLASS CITY OF THE FUTURE

Glass City Of The Future (1959)

Pilkington Brothers have developed a scheme for a glass city.

GLASS RESEARCH aka PILKINGTON GLASS WORKS

Glass Research AKA Pilkington Glass Works (1959)

Glass is tested for strength - glass fibre...

FASHIONS IN LEATHER

Fashions In Leather (1959)

Models parade some elegant fashion garments in leather and fur.

HOME MADE GLASS FIGURES

Home Made Glass Figures (1958)

This items shows how glassmaking is not just for experts - it can easily...

TRIBUTE TO MRS. MOP

Tribute To Mrs. Mop (1961)

Stained glass windows showing workers from the parish of Blackfriars in...

GLASS PAINTING

Glass Painting (1967)

The Fulham Artisans are seen in their work of print glass painting.

HONEYMOON EXPRESS

Honeymoon Express (1937)

A glass train for newly wed launched at Doncaster.

SUPER GLASS!

Super Glass! (1939)

Processes involved in making heat-resistant glass in a workshop.

FROM A DROP OF WATER!

From A Drop Of Water! (1935)

Creatures that live in a single drop of water are recreated in glass.

ALL GLASS SKYSCRAPER

All Glass Skyscraper (1952)

Ingenious invention for cleaning ultra modern New York Building, owned by...

LUXEMBOURG - CROWN PRINCE WEDS

Luxembourg - Crown Prince Weds (1953)

Crown Prince Jean of Luxembourg marries Princess Charlotte of...

ST. HELENS

St. Helens (1950)

Princess Margaret pays a visit to the Pilkington Glass Factory in St. Helens.

EYES

Eyes (1943)

Artificial eyes are made at the Ministry of Pensions Optical Depot in London.

WINDOW FOR CATHEDRAL

Window For Cathedral (1964)

New coloured glass window designed for Roman Catholic Cathedral in...

BULLET-PROOF GLASS

Bullet-Proof Glass (1967)

Lord Shannon tests out bullet-proof glass. Merton, Surrey.

VICAR SELLS MOBILE CHURCH

Vicar Sells Mobile Church (1969)

Reverend Apps holds last service in mobile church bus before putting...