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2. Vitreography - Wikipedia

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   Vitreography is a fine art printmaking technique that uses a 3 ⁄ 8-inch-thick (9.5 mm) float glass matrix instead of the traditional matrices of metal, wood or stone. A print created using the technique is called a vitreograph.

3. Magic lantern - Wikipedia

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   By 1709 a German optician and glass grinder named Themme (or Temme) made moving lantern slides, including a carriage with rotating wheels, a cupid with a spinning wheel, a shooting gun, and falling bombs. Wheels were cut from the glass plate with a diamond and rotated by a thread that was spun around small brass wheels attached to the glass wheels.

4. Beveled glass - Wikipedia

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   Beveled glass has also been used with clear and colored textured glass to create designs. Textured glass is typically 1 ⁄ 8 inch (3 mm) thick and has a distinct visible texture. Beveled glass is typical made from 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6 mm) float plate glass but thicknesses up to 1 ⁄ 2 inch (10 mm) have been used for larger windows. The width of ...

5. Plate (dishware) - Wikipedia

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   A plate is a broad, mainly flat vessel on which food can be served. [1] A plate can also be used for ceremonial or decorative purposes. Most plates are circular, but they may be any shape, or made of any water-resistant material. Generally plates are raised round the edges, either by a curving up, or a wider lip or raised portion.

6. Pyrex - Wikipedia

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   Older clear-glass Pyrex manufactured by Corning, Arc International's Pyrex products, and Pyrex laboratory glassware are made of borosilicate glass. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology , borosilicate Pyrex is composed of (as percentage of weight): 4.0% boron , 54.0% oxygen , 2.8% sodium , 1.1% aluminum , 37.7% silicon ...

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