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It seems that only the aristocrats could afford classy glass decorations back in the old day. So it sounds quite exclusive and expensive. But there are also more uses of glass nowadays like the glasses that we use, so it sounds more useful than simply decorational.

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The first glass is made in the region of Syria around 5000BC.
Glass making in Ancient Egypt began with quarrz.

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At least 3,600 years ago in Mesopotamia

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Pink glass is said to be the most valuable in historical glass, followed by blue and green, alongside other rare colours like tangerine, lavender and amber.

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When I think of glasses, it reminds me of sunglasses. This shows a trend that glasses are made more fashionable and trendy over the time. Glasses have also become more accessible and affordable in the society. 

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When I think of glasses, it reminds me of sunglasses. This shows a trend that glasses are made more fashionable and trendy over the time. Glasses have also become more accessible and affordable in the society. 

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What do you think of when you think about glass?

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What do you think of when you think about glass?

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Minecraft

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I also think of glass as a source of protection, such as windows in homes and buildings, or cases that are used to put valuable objects in.

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There are conflicting sources where the origin and the time of discovery is conflicting with each other, some says Roman while some Mesopotamia then brought to Egypt.

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Ancient Egyptian glass was available only to those of high social status
Nowadays glass is not worth money

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According to archaeological evidence, the first man made glass was in Eastern Mesopotamia and Egypt around 3500BC and the first glass vessels were made about 1500BC in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Since 500BC Egypt,Syria and other countries along the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea were centers for glass manufacturing

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Glass production involves two main methods – the float glass process that produces sheet glass, and glassblowing that produces bottles and other containers.

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In the Medieval Europe, colored glasses were often used in churches and other religious buildings. They were made and assembled to show some of the famous scenes from the Bible. They served for a religious value.

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Breaking a glass means good luck.
Glass was a symbol for power and wealth in ancient Egypt.

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There are also glassmiths that create glass creations that are closer to art then functional day to day pieces

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Glass bottle has been a very good container in preserving different specimen and  chemicals, like concentrated ethanol.

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glass reminds me of containers and windows. it is an indispensable material from our everyday life due to its unreactive and transparent nature, it is used by us everywhere.

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You can differentiate different types of glass by their shape, and thus their value: typically, smoothened and crafted glass (e.g. blown) was much more valued than cut glass, which was more like raw material.

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Glass, unlike other materials like rock or metal, is brittle. This may connect to a sense of delicacy and fragility. Therefore, it is more likely for glasses to be used as decorative purposes (comparing with pottery, the cost of using glasses is too high).

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when I think of glass, I think of everyday-items such as cups, bottles, tableware - mostly things that are functional. Glass seems to be a very abundant and common material used in our daily lives

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Western European glassmaking of the 17th century was heavily influenced by East and South Asian products, for example where French glass makers incorporated a chinoiserie style (for example, using Chinese motifs and shapes) in their vases and other porcelain work. The opposite also happened - in East Asia, glass produced in the Qing Dynasty incorporated European glassblowing and cutting methods. Eastern Asian glass of the Edo period also was reminiscent of Western Jesuit influences.

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In the past, the technology is not advanced, an example of making glass is that an explosion turned the sand in the an area of the impact into glass. From the example we can  see that no matter the past or the presence, making glass need immense amounts of heat.

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Silica is very common in quartz form.

Limestone is a rock mainly made up of calcium carbonate, is the main stabilizer of glass. The limestone used for antique glass came from carbonated shells in the sand.

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What is glass made of?

Mixture of sand, other recycled glass, calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, and a whole lot of heat.

Who makes glass?

Glass manufacturers…? eg. Asahi Glass Co, Pilkington

Manufactured in factories

What is used to make glass

It is made from natural and abundant raw materials (sand, soda ash and limestone) that are melted at very high temperature to form a new material.

These components are natural resources.

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There are now still glass blowing workshops. These glasses, unlike industrial one, may possess values beyond monetary.

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Sand (silicon dioxide, which is also known as silica), soda ash and limestones are the raw materials

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Soda ash comes water deposits that have rich mineral content, natural deposits of limestone are found in places like Great Salt Lake in Utah

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Glass is made by melting soda ash, sand and limestones at high temperature until liquified.

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Glass is made by melting  limestone and soda ash at very high temperatures. this is then poured, blown, pressed, molded etc.

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In the beginning it was very hard to manufacture glass because the heat produced from glass melting furnaces weren't hot enough to melt glass.

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In the beginning it was very hard to manufacture glass because the heat produced from glass melting furnaces weren't hot enough to melt glass.

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Many types of glass were produced, of various different types and methods. Although ‘white’/clear glass is the most common one nowadays, opaque variants were valued much more for their beauty, and were often shaped into things: milk coloured, black, pink and green.

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The current biggest glass manufacturer is a French company called Saint Gobain.

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What is the value of glass? Are there different values besides monetary? Has the value changed over time? Why?

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What is used to make glass? Where do these components come from?

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What do you think of when you think about glass? What does it remind you of? What does it mean to people?

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What is the history behind the glass industry? Who were/are the stakeholders?

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How is glass made? Who makes glass? Where is it manufactured?