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Bob shares a circa-1922 to 1938 photo of the house's front exterior sent in by a former resident. It shows that several elements considered original were added on later, including a triple window and bathroom window. Inside, John explains why a plumbing waystack won't fit inside living room walls, as planned.
A very important advance in glass manufacture was the technique of adding lead oxide to the molten glass; this improved the appearance of the glass and made it easier to melt using sea-coal as a furnace fuel. This technique also increased the "working period" of the glass, making it easier to manipulate.
The Englishmen in Jamestown were the first to produce glass. Window glass, however, did not make an American appearance until about 1739. [10] It would not be until the 1800s that Bakewell would enter the industry. At first, the majority of glass pieces found by historians were attributed to Boston and Sandwich. It was later decided that the ...
The vast majority of glass windows were produced by the cylinder blown method, although possibly on a smaller scale than the classic methods mentioned by Theophilus. Some Anglo-Saxon window glass was produced by the crown method and at Repton thick pieces of window glass with swirling layered surfaces were possibly made using the cast method. [15]
The roof now had three covering materials: slate, asbestos shingles over the servants' quarters and corrugated iron. Internally, broken pieces of black marble fireplace found scattered in the garden were glued back together. Pieces of ruby glass from the mezzanine level bathroom windows found in the garden were also refitted. [1]
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The commode displayed in this bathroom was the first piece of furniture ordered by Marie-Antoinette when she took possession of the château in 1774; it was made by Daniel Deloose and delivered by Jean-Henri Riesener. A double bed from the Empire period, enlarged and restored by Louis-Édouard Lemarchand, replaced Marie-Louise's bed in 1838.