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| Image ID: | 283 |
| Title: | David Smith at the glassblower’s bench in the Bryn Athyn glass factory |
| Source: | Raymond and Mildred Pitcairn Archives, Bryn Athyn, PA |
| Date: | Unknown |
| Medium: | 35mm slide |
| Description: | When the molten glass needed to be tapered or pushed, a tool know as the “jacks” was used (visible in photo—a pair of flexible clamps made from spring steel). David Smith (1864-1946) was the principal glassblower. |