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Blowpipe
Also Known As Blow Tube
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A long hollow tube on which molten glass is gathered from the furnace, rolled smooth on a marver, then shaped into a bubble by the glassworker's own breath. The blowpipe turned glass from a cast or molded material into something that could be inflated and swung into new forms in real time, and it remains the working end of the craft.
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Introduced When (Circa)First century BC, developed by Phoenician and Syrian craftsmen 1 OriginEarly blowpipes were made of clay, also known as mouthblowers; metal blowpipes came into use under the Roman Empire. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Glassblowing (Wikipedia)
1. Glassblowing (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section, Earliest evidence subsectionQuote, History section, Earliest evidence subsection
Phoenician and Syrian craftsmen developed the technique of blowing air into molten glass with a blowpipe
1. Glassblowing (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationHistory section, Roman Empire subsectionQuote, History section, Roman Empire subsection
Clay blowpipes, also known as mouthblowers, were made by the ancient glassworkers due to the accessibility and availability of the resources before the introduction of the metal blowpipes
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