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Wissmach Glass Company

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Molten glass is poured into a set of rollers to press the art glass into sheets. The company has several types of rollers that are used to create sheets of glass with different surface textures. Ten seconds.
After the rollers press the glass, a worker at the factory moves the glass to a special kiln, called a lehr, that slowly cools the glass to give it tensile strength and to prevent heat-related breakage. When the sheets of glass exit the lehr, workers cut the glass to size.
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