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| Image ID: | 288 |
| Title: | David Smith at the “glory hole” in the Bryn Athyn glass factory |
| Source: | Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn Archives, Bryn Athyn, PA |
| Date: | Unknown |
| Medium: | 35mm slide |
| Description: | To keep the glass hot and workable it was reheated while still on the blowpipe by holding it in a small opening of the furnace called the “glory hole.” David Smith (1864-1946) was the principal glassblower. |