One of just four UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the city, the Tower of London is one of the cityâs most popular attractions. Used variously throughout its history as a royal palace, an armoury, a prison, an execution chamber, a zoo, a barracks and a jewel house, this working royal castle offers a stunning insight into 1,000 years of history.
Early American Pattern Glass, also known simply as pattern glass, pressed glass, or Victorian glass, is pressed glass tableware (& some related novelty glass items) made during the Victorian period ca 1850-1910, only in America, in goblets and in sets such that all of the pieces in the set match in design.
Punty: Solid metal rod applied to the bottom of a blown glass piece for further shaping and work on the lip of the vessel. Soft Glass: A term for the type of glass used in the glassblowing process that is malleable but easily breakable when hardened. Yoke: Stand which supports blowpipes while the glass is being reheated in the gloryhole.