| CHAP. | | PAGE |
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| | PREFACE | [V] |
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| I. | HISTORY | [1] |
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| II. | THE CHEMISTRY OF GLASS-MAKING AND THE MATERIALS USED | [4] |
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| III. | THE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GLASS | [15] |
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| IV. | THE COMPOSITION OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF GLASS | [24] |
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| V. | COLOURED GLASS AND ARTIFICIAL GEMS | [28] |
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| VI. | DECOLORIZERS | [32] |
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| VII. | THE REFRACTORY MATERIALS USED | [36] |
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| VIII. | GLASS HOUSE FURNACES | [43] |
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| IX. | GLASS-MELTING POTS AND THEIR MANUFACTURE | [59] |
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| X. | LEHRS AND ANNEALING | [71] |
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| XI. | THE MANIPULATION OF GLASS—GLASSMAKERS’ TOOLS AND MACHINES | [76] |
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| XII. | CROWN, SHEET, AND PLATE GLASS | [89] |
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| XIII. | TUBE, CANE, AND CHEMICAL GLASSWARE | [96] |
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| XIV. | OPTICAL GLASS | [104] |
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| XV. | DECORATIVE GLASSWARE | [108] |
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| XVI. | ENGLISH AND FOREIGN METHODS OF GLASS MANUFACTURE COMPARED | [118] |
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| | APPENDIX | [123] |
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| | INDEX | [125] |