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- Testing Batches of Glass at the Ford Rouge Glass Plant, 1940 - Unsatisfied with glass from outside suppliers, Ford Motor Company established its own glass plant at the Rouge in 1923. Furnaces produced molten glass, while overhead grinders and polishers worked the material to a perfectly smooth and clear finish. Two other Ford glass plants, in Pennsylvania and Minnesota, combined with the Rouge to manufacture 20 million feet of glass each year.
- January 03, 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Testing Batches of Glass at the Ford Rouge Glass Plant, 1940
Unsatisfied with glass from outside suppliers, Ford Motor Company established its own glass plant at the Rouge in 1923. Furnaces produced molten glass, while overhead grinders and polishers worked the material to a perfectly smooth and clear finish. Two other Ford glass plants, in Pennsylvania and Minnesota, combined with the Rouge to manufacture 20 million feet of glass each year.
- Trimming Shears Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016 -
- 2010-2016
- Collections - Artifact
Trimming Shears Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016
- Blowpipe Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016 - With a puff of air and a blowpipe, glassblowers create bottles and bowls, whimsies and works of art. This long metal tube is strong enough to hold a heavy glob of molten glass (known as a gather), while allowing glassblowers to shape their creations from a safe distance.
- 2010-2016
- Collections - Artifact
Blowpipe Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016
With a puff of air and a blowpipe, glassblowers create bottles and bowls, whimsies and works of art. This long metal tube is strong enough to hold a heavy glob of molten glass (known as a gather), while allowing glassblowers to shape their creations from a safe distance.
- Blowpipe Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 1980-2016 - With a puff of air and a blowpipe, glassblowers create bottles and bowls, whimsies and works of art. This long metal tube is strong enough to hold a heavy glob of molten glass (known as a gather), while allowing glassblowers to shape their creations from a safe distance.
- 1980-2016
- Collections - Artifact
Blowpipe Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 1980-2016
With a puff of air and a blowpipe, glassblowers create bottles and bowls, whimsies and works of art. This long metal tube is strong enough to hold a heavy glob of molten glass (known as a gather), while allowing glassblowers to shape their creations from a safe distance.
- Gathering Iron Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016 -
- 2010-2016
- Collections - Artifact
Gathering Iron Used in Greenfield Village Glass Shop, 2010-2016
- "Red Nebula Amulet Pot" by Laura Donefer, 2001 -
- 2001
- Collections - Artifact
"Red Nebula Amulet Pot" by Laura Donefer, 2001
- "Avian Rescue Mama" by Shane Fero, 1998 -
- 1998
- Collections - Artifact
"Avian Rescue Mama" by Shane Fero, 1998
- "April Showers" by Mark Peiser, 1981 - Mark Peiser transformed the world of glass through a technique he devised which involves drawing with melted glass canes of various colors on molten glass. He encapsulates these images between layers of glass to create the 3D effect. Landscape imagery is a frequent subject in his work.
- 1981
- Collections - Artifact
"April Showers" by Mark Peiser, 1981
Mark Peiser transformed the world of glass through a technique he devised which involves drawing with melted glass canes of various colors on molten glass. He encapsulates these images between layers of glass to create the 3D effect. Landscape imagery is a frequent subject in his work.
- "Yellow Bilbao" by Lino Tagliapietra, 2001 -
- 2001
- Collections - Artifact
"Yellow Bilbao" by Lino Tagliapietra, 2001
- Teapot Goblet by Richard Marquis, 1990 -
- 1990
- Collections - Artifact
Teapot Goblet by Richard Marquis, 1990