I Instruments Employed in Glass-Blowing
On seeing, for the first time, a glass-blower at work, we are astonished at the multitude and the variety of the modifications to which he can make the glass submit. The small number and the simplicity of the instruments he employs, is also surprising. The blowpipe, or, in its place, the glass-blower’s bellows and a lamp, are indeed all that are indispensable.