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Does glass break if it gets too hot or too cold?
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What causes the varied purple hues in old glass bottles?
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What is the origin of the term "glory hole"?
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Which ingredients cause glass to fluoresce?
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Why does Corelle get brittle as it ages?
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What can you tell me about the history of purple glass?
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What causes an oily film on glass objects?
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Does glass conduct electricity?
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What makes some glass clear or colorless?
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What is the difference between tempered and laminated glass?
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What is slag glass?
Last Updated: Mar 18, 2020 |
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Views: 11389
Does the library have recipes including the binder for the glass powders in pâte de verre?
Last Updated: Mar 09, 2024 |
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Why would clear glass show a greenish glow under black light?
Last Updated: Nov 23, 2021 |
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Can I fuse pieces of glass together by using an acetylene torch?
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Do you know who made the red glass 1876 Cape Cod collection for AVON?
Last Updated: Mar 19, 2020 |
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What year was the pattern cornflower made by corning-ware?
Last Updated: Mar 28, 2019 |
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Could it be said that Fire-King is Pyrex before Pyrex? When did Pyrex start? When did Fire-King start? And when did Glasbake start?
Last Updated: Oct 25, 2023 |
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We have an antique glass/metal fire extinguisher which is blown glass with some kind of liquid inside. It is surrounded by a metal encasing with a spring-loaded sharp point on the bottom. We can't find any information on it. Can you help?
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During which periods of time was Manganese dioxide used to decolorize glass?
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Can old glass be recognized by a metal detector?
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What makes some glass clear or colorless?
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Who were the key women glass artists in the earliest days of the studio glass movement (in the US and internationally)?
Last Updated: Sep 06, 2024 |
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How were women employed in the glass making business in the 16th and 17th centuries?
Last Updated: Jul 12, 2024 |
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- Glass Labor History/Working Conditions
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Can you help me find information on a bottle that my mother called "Moses in the bulrushes"?
Last Updated: Jul 12, 2024 |
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Views: 1300
Which ingredients cause glass to fluoresce?
Last Updated: Apr 10, 2024 |
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- Glass types
- Science
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Views: 25521
Why does Corelle get brittle as it ages?
Last Updated: Apr 09, 2024 |
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- Conservation
- Kitchenware
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Views: 24238
What is Depression Glass?
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Views: 710
Is it possible to break glass by singing?
Last Updated: Mar 13, 2024 |
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Views: 3629
Does glass break if it gets too hot or too cold?
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Is the library free and open to the public?
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Views: 323
I'm looking for an old Corning recipe for French beef stew...
Last Updated: Mar 12, 2024 |
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Views: 147
How was glass the first glass believed to be made?
Last Updated: Mar 11, 2024 |
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Views: 1599
What is the oldest object in the collection at The Corning Museum of Glass?
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Does colored glass fade?
Last Updated: Mar 09, 2024 |
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Views: 6145
Can old glass be recognized by a metal detector?
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Views: 6711
What is the difference between tempered and laminated glass?
Last Updated: Mar 09, 2024 |
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- Glass types
- Technical questions
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Views: 11438
Does the library have recipes including the binder for the glass powders in pâte de verre?
Last Updated: Mar 09, 2024 |
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- Glass art
- Techniques
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Views: 11229
We have an antique glass/metal fire extinguisher which is blown glass with some kind of liquid inside. It is surrounded by a metal encasing with a spring-loaded sharp point on the bottom. We can't find any information on it. Can you help?
Last Updated: Mar 08, 2024 |
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How do I find information for and about contemporary glass artists who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community and the wider history of LGBTQ+ artists and art?

Last Updated: Mar 07, 2024 | Views: 216
What is the history, origin, and significance of the "Hobstar" in cut and or pressed glass?
Last Updated: Feb 26, 2024 |
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Is the library free and open to the public?
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Views: 323
Can I donate materials to the library?
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2023 |
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Views: 231
Can I borrow a book from your library?
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2023 |
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Views: 259
Do you have the ability to lend Library materials outside the United States?
Last Updated: Mar 07, 2022 |
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Views: 161
How can I find digital materials in the library catalog?
Last Updated: Mar 07, 2022 |
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- Library Collections
- Library Information
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Does your library lend microfiche/microfilm?
Last Updated: Mar 02, 2022 |
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Views: 188
Are librarians available to help me with my question?
Last Updated: Dec 13, 2021 |
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Views: 181
What does the Rakow Research Library have in its collections?
Last Updated: Jun 08, 2021 |
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Views: 162
Where can I find a glossary of glass terms?
Last Updated: Apr 30, 2020 |
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Where is the Rakow Research Library located?
Last Updated: May 01, 2019 |
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