Fortunes in Broken Glass.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4, 28 January 1905, Page 60

Fortunes in Broken Glass.

I lie waste from glass furnaces is now made useful. liiLj a tire-resisting mould are placed fragments of glass of various colours, which are then raised to a high temperature. The coherent mass thus produced can be dressed and rut into beautiful mottled blocks and slabs, forming an artificial marble o. decorative surface. Designs in relief ran be obtained by pressure while the material is still plastic. Prom broken glass a ’’stained glass” window can be made by firing, without the ordinary slow process of ’’leading.’’ A prosaic soda water bottle in the final fulfilment of its destiny may dazzle the eyes as brilliant ’’diamonds” or other ’’precious stones.’* Thus does the ’’waste'* come to resemble the most precious commo dity if properly handled and utilised.