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After mouthblown antique glasses, table cathedral glass is the second traditional method of flat glass production. So named because glass is rolled out onto a table, and its earliest application was intended for the glazing of churches and cathedrals. Table cathedral glass has two different sides. The fire polished side is brilliant with a smooth to slightly wavey surface. The table side is a hammered finish. Areas of "crimping" are a telltale sign of the handmade manufacture of this product. |
Original table cathedral glasses of the same high quality as all other glasses made in this leading factory. The originality, brilliance and structure of table cathedral glasses can only be attained through the thorough understanding of this traditional, handcrafted technique.
A quantity of molten glass is taken from the furnace, poured onto a special steel table and rolled out under a cylinder. Neither table nor roller lend structure to the glass.
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For table cathedral glass molten glass is poured onto steel table |
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... and rolled flat. |
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The typical surface structure of Lamberts table cathedral glass is created strictly by the temperature loss between the molten glass and the cool steel table and the consistency of the glass itself. |
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Standard sheet sizes are approx. 60 x 88 cm (24" x 34") but can be produced as large as 88 x 180 cm (34" x 70"). Thickness is approx. 3mm (1/8"). A special annealing process makes Lamberts table cathedral glasses extremely easy to cut.
Traditionally these glasses are made in pale and off-white tints. Special colors can be made per customerīs request.
Most of these glasses are used for new work as well as restoration of churches and windows.
The hammered structure of Lamberts table cathedral glass is easy to recognize. The lower part of the sheet shows a typical crimped area.
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