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<p>[QUOTE="ritzyvintage, post: 3675464, member: 18191"]The glass would have been mouth-blown into a vertical ribbed-mould. Once released from the mould the vase would be tooled by hand to widen its shape and to form the top before the glass had cooled. The opalescent qualities were achieved by controlling the heat using bursts of cool air & a hot flame. If this procedure wasn't done with care the result would produce a vase that is completely White.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ritzyvintage, post: 3675464, member: 18191"]The glass would have been mouth-blown into a vertical ribbed-mould. Once released from the mould the vase would be tooled by hand to widen its shape and to form the top before the glass had cooled. The opalescent qualities were achieved by controlling the heat using bursts of cool air & a hot flame. If this procedure wasn't done with care the result would produce a vase that is completely White.[/QUOTE]
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