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Glassmaking at Bagley Glass by Fred Taylor (edited by Richard van Riel)
« on: June 11, 2012, 05:18:37 PM »
Fascinating account of working at Bagley Glassworks by someone who was there for 51 years, boy and man.
ALL IN A DAYS WORK - GLASSMAKING by FRED TAYLOR  (edited by Richard van Riel)
http://www.knottingley.org/letters/memories/memories_ftaylor01.htm
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Re: Glassmaking at Bagley Glass by Fred Taylor (edited by Richard van Riel)
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2012, 07:39:44 PM »
How interesting and quite appalling too!  Thanks for posting it Anne.
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Re: Glassmaking at Bagley Glass by Fred Taylor (edited by Richard van Riel)
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2012, 07:56:29 PM »
It paints a vivid picture of the conditions which we can't imagine as so many things have changed in working practices.
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