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[-] Hegar@kbin.social 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It just says "heating furnace". Literally: add, heat, stove/furnace for the three characters.

No idea where glory hole came from.

[-] cyberdecker@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago

That is what this particular type of furnace is called in glassblowing. A glory hole is a specific furnace for reheating glass that has been gathered to keep it at the right temperature.

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