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British Laboratory and Scientific Glassware

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THE British glass industry is undoubtedly to be congratulated on attaining the excellent results described in Mr. Jenkinson's letter in NATURE of October 28, but I may venture to point out that it is little comfort to the user to know that good glass is made if no guidance is given him as to the particular brand referred to. Of the five samples tested it is true that the best was British, but the worst was also British. I gather from inquiries made that the faults complained of by laboratory workers are not so much defective resistance to alkalis, etc., but insufficient annealing and liability to break with changes of temperature. Table glass is well annealed, so that the defect in question is not insuperable, and a want of care in the manufacture is suggested. The increased loss by breakage has become a serious consideration in the running of practical classes since British glass has been in use. As pointed out in previous correspondence, the danger of restricting import lies in the lack of inducement to further improvement.

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BAYLISS, W. British Laboratory and Scientific Glassware. Nature 106, 310–311 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/106310c0

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