The Glass Makers (1940 1949)

British Instructional Films Ltd presents a Classroom Film. Glass bottles stacked in racks. A woman carefully moves some glass bowls. Glass from this particular factory is made of sand and red lead. Man carries bucket of sand and tips it into a container. Sand is then scooped from this container into a bucket on an elevator. This is then tipped into a revolving drum which is operated by a large handle. Man collects sand as it emerges from a chute. Mixture of sand and red lead is heated in a crucible. We see the crucible being wheeled out of the furnace. A barrow full of the mixture is pushed along. Door of furnace is taken off and mixture shovelled in. Pole is inserted in red hot furnace and a blob of glass pulled out. Man rolls hot glass, dunks it in a bucket, blows down hollow end of pipe then works on the glass with tongs and clippers. He makes a spout then a handle. Finished jug is shown. A glass of water is poured from the jug. Another craftsman makes a swan from glass. It is