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Breaking News Nailsea / Bristol hat found in charity shop in Bristol for £1.50
flying free:
I'm confused by this thread now.
So is it possible that coloured friggers with white and blue and red for example, were made at the Nailsea factory?
thanks
m
flying free:
I've been researching another piece and came across this interesting piece of information on glass makers in Bristol late 18th century and the days of the week they produced glass!
the information is taken from
Matthews's New History of Bristol or Complete Guide
of 1793-94 and is on the subject of Glass Manufacture in Bristol
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/Bristol_and_Somerset/2008-11/1225886981
Frank:
--- Quote from: flying free on November 11, 2012, 04:02:20 PM ---I'm confused by this thread now.
So is it possible that coloured friggers with white and blue and red for example, were made at the Nailsea factory?
--- End quote ---
Possible but also possibly unlikely. Remains an unknown. Unfortunately the Smith study did not know about glass trails until after the dig was finished. So I guess we will have to wait for a new dig when Tesco sell of and get demolished. The ¨Ornamental burning kiln¨ is under the store and would be the best place to find trails of any glass used for decorative items. Most of the older assumptions have been disproved, dismissed or disbelieved.
In the meantime we can say that there are some pieces known as Nailsea glass that may or may not have a connection with Nailsea. But we do now have a new mystery of Nailsea that will also have to wait for a future dig, see Smith report.
Frank:
--- Quote from: flying free on November 11, 2012, 04:11:50 PM ---... the days of the week they produced glass!
--- End quote ---
Seems a bit weird as you cannot fire up a on odd days like that, must be a misinterpretation of source material.
flying free:
I thought it was odd and my conclusion was that it meant the days visitors could visit not that they only worked glass on those days - so 'visitors' who paid were allowed to visit on those particular days to see them working that particular type glass.
I loved the way it was written though and found the bit about export to America really interesting - Of course I know export and import was enormous between countries at that time, no different to now really, but I mean we're talking 220yrs ago and they are discussing the huge quantities being exported.
I also loved this snippet
'by presenting a small gratuity to the workmen, who living in
hot climates are very glad of some suction to moisten their clay.'
m
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