Stourbridge Glass | The Red House Glass Cone | All Things Glass
Here at the Red House Glass Cone is the only surviving example of a travelling lehr, or cooling oven. It is a metal conveyor moved slowly by turning a mechanical wheel attached to chains. It is arranged in two parts, the hot side is the Lehr or annealing oven and the cold side is the…
The Glass tax was introduced as a window tax in 1696, in the reign of William III. In 1745 the Glass Excise tax was introduced in the reign of George II, to tax all glass making including the finest flint glass made in Stourbridge. It lasted for 100 years. 1835 a Commission of enquiry into…
Glass is malleable and can be fashioned and shaped into objects that are useful and ergonomic to suit a contemporary use, when that use is no longer needed, the object becomes obsolete, forgotten, and with time recognition diminishes leaving us with ‘mystery objects’, like these ‘Penny Licks”. In the 1850’s the wealthy upper classes served…
Glass is malleable and can be fashioned and shaped into objects that are useful and ergonomic to suit a contemporary use, when that use is no longer needed, the object becomes obsolete, forgotten, and with time recognition diminishes leaving us with ‘mystery objects’, like these ‘Penny Licks”.
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My name is Dr Kate Round; I am an outreach presenter and tour guide for Dudley Museum Service
In the glass industry, my interests include the historical development of the industry in the Stourbridge district, how the geology and geography impacted on the wealth and sociology of the area, driven by the rivalries of our Glass Dynasties.
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