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Interesting facts about the manufacturing of Moser crystal products
- the range of temperatures for shaping of the Moser lead free
glass moves from 1180 °C to 1320 °C
- in the morning, tiny products with thin edges are produced of
the sparse and warmest molten glass
- the largest products, such as 30 cm high vases are made at the
end of the working day
- the Moser manufactory produces its wooden forms itself, namely
of hard crude beech or pear-tree timber
- the forms for the rotation-shaped products are turned, the
other shapes are gouged
- Moser uses the stoves with an upper-flame, that are heated with
natural gas
- the process of melting of the glass for the next working day
begins after the end of the working day of the glassmasters, at 3
p.m., the whole melting process is finished at 5 a.m.
- after shaping the product, the ovenware goes on the annealing
oven to banish the internal tension
- the mightier the product, the longer it lasts to cool it
- while a cup can be cooled in one or two hours, some
mighty-edged vases or blocks have to be cooled for up to several
days
