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Gathering irons

Scope note

Long, thin iron rods used to dip into a pot or crucible of molten glass and onto which adheres a gather of molten glass; sometimes a blowpipe is so used when it is intended to shape the glass at once by blowing.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300022853

Broader Terms used

<glassworking equipment>

Equivalent Terms used

gathering iron

Created

13yrs ago

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