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Top : Techniques : Hollow-blown

American Magnum Bubble Weight
United States
Either William Zick, Jr., Morgantown Glassware Guild, Inc., Morgantown, West Virginia
or John Gentile, Gentile Glass Company, Star City, West Virginia, early- to mid-twentieth century

Diameter: 12.7 cm (5 inches) Height: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 inches)
(702379)

Doorstop, magnum weight; three large, red, upright lily flowers with bubble centers; opaque white leaves and ground; light amber glass dome

The flowers are formed by crushed glass pieces adhered to several layers of clear gathers and shaped with a knife or other tool. Glassworkers created the hollow bubbles by puncturing the molten glass with thorns or other pick-like tool. The air entering the glass also experienced a chemical reaction that made the bubble gleam like silver.

Photo by Marlin Roos, Illinois State Museum

<B>American Magnum Bubble Weight<BR>United States<BR>Either William Zick, Jr., Morgantown Glassware Guild, Inc., Morgantown, West Virginia<BR>or John Gentile, Gentile Glass Company, Star City, West Virginia, early- to mid-twentieth century</B><BR>Diameter: 12.7 cm (5 inches) Height: 13.3 cm (5 1/4 inches)<BR>(702379)<BR><BR>Doorstop, magnum weight; three large, red, upright lily flowers with bubble centers; opaque white leaves and ground; light amber glass dome<BR><BR>The flowers are formed by crushed glass pieces adhered to several layers of clear gathers and shaped with a knife or other tool. Glassworkers created the hollow bubbles by puncturing the molten glass with thorns or other pick-like tool. The air entering the glass also experienced a chemical reaction that made the bubble gleam like silver.
     
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