Products from
quartz glass began to be made for a long time. Many claim that the very first
bracelets, earrings, and ware from quartz glass appeared in Ancient Egypt.
Although now some historians are more inclined to believe that the first glass
find was discovered in Mesopotamia. It was a glass seal. History of glass
contains a lot of interesting, instructive and fun thins. Here are just some
interesting historical data on quartz glass:
1. On the
territory of Russia, thanks to the rich deposits of quartz and natural quartz
glass, they began to produce glass products in the pre-Mongol period.
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| White Glass Bottle of the 19th Century |
2. In the
11-13th century, quartz glass was already being made with might and main in
Kyiv. Archaeologists have opened many glass workshops, which were engaged in
the manufacture of products from quartz glass. They date from this period.
3. The basis of
the scientific approach to the process of glass melting was laid by the Russian
scientist Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov. The scientist spent more than four
thousand different glass melting in his laboratory, conducted experiments and
studies to strengthen, harden, add transparency to the material.
4. Tsarist
Russia before the revolution occupied the 11th place in Europe for the
production of quartz glass.
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| Modern Russian Glass |
5. In the
pre-war USSR, the glass industry ranked 1st in Europe. At that time, new
factories were actively opened, there was a reconstruction of old industries. The state tried
to develop and improve the technology.