Apprentice glassmakers at Thomas Webb & Sons in Stourbridge learned through a traditional hands-on apprenticeship system. Young boys (often starting in their early teens) were bound to the firm for several years (typically 5–7 ). Training was practical and mentor-led in the workshops (e.g., Dennis Glassworks): - They began with basic tasks: fetching tools, cleaning, assisting at furnaces, or carrying molten glass. - They observed and imitated skilled masters (glassblowers, cutters, engravers, ca
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The Stourbridge area became a global glassmaking centre from the 17th century onward. This was not by chance. The industry needed massive amounts of coal to fire the intense, constant heat of its furnaces burning 24/7, and the Black Country's geology provided this essential fuel in abundance. To feed the glass industry, a sprawling network of coal mines was dug underneath the towns of the West Midlands. The large-scale extraction of coal left the ground beneath unstable and prone to subsidence-
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Back in the 1960s at the famous Webb factory in Stourbridge H. Tootell, a 5th-generation craftsman from a long line of skilled workers, was part of the legendary glassmaking world. In Stourbridge's iconic Thomas Webb & Sons glassworks, the 'pot makers' were the absolute heroes behind the magic: - They prepared and melted huge batches of molten glass in massive clay crucibles (called 'pots' in the trade – some held hundreds of kilos!). - Mixing raw ingredients like silica, lead, and colourants. -
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New developments in the hot shop @Stourbridge Glass Museum Allister’s preparing his application to participate in endangered crafts exhibition @Heritage Crafts using a traditional glasscutting process Allister then uses heat to fire polish the surface to the desired level. what a beautiful colour! Next job - that British Glass Biennale application - got yours done yet???? #jobs #glasscutting #art
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To celebrate the launch of the new Churchill Memorial Screen exhibition opening on the 25th April, multi award-winning sustainable glass artist Terri Malcolm has launched her new appliqué-glass workshops using the same technique as artist Edward Bainbridge-Copnall who created the Churchill Memorial Screen back in 1969. The workshops have been a smash hit. Sign up as a member for private invitations to our events and exhibitions which usually sell out. | Stourbridge Glass Museum
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