Automation would be bad for delicate pieces.

Its another ornimate. I was thinking like you were

david diehl wow, that is amazing! My oldest is a celluloid Santa given to me by my grandmother when I was 6, making it now 67. It is still bright and beautiful on my tree.

Free trade!

but what if the factory in china made it like this too? same technique, same material, but cheaper.

A lot of luxury items that are produced in European countries also do not use great manufacturing conditions for their workers and in the us, lots of it is done by cheap prisoners who dont get paid minimum wage.

Yes, it's a very real art, making very horrific looking ornaments

@@BelindaShort is that a compliment?

Not really, if there's a decent ventilation.

Cobalt ventilated or not, the people sitting in front of flames with gloves on are feeling heat big time. I’m sure with time they don’t notice it though.

They sold boxes of these for $1.29 at Woolworths in the early 60s ... 9 in each box

Robin Bird 62 Merry Christmas ti you too!!

Robin Bird 62 Merry Christmas to you too!!

@@julietaorliacq3295 🎄⛄😊🍭❄🕊

Ian Spike missed what year that was, but he was a glassmaker, thus he had an abundance of glass to work with. And if he was a poor glassmaker, maybe he really did not have money for nuts and candy. Through certain points of history sugar really was not all that accessible, so just bc it is in abundance around you does not mean it is so for others. Kinda like, you know how bananas are some of the cheapest fruit one can buy at a grocery store? I remember when I ate my gliders banana ever in something like 6 years of my life. My mom was able to afford exactly one banana for each member of the family. When scarce, it becomes a luxury.

Nuts and candy were luxury items back then. Only the rich could afford them. Look it up.

why? it is literally the job. it would be impossible to be careful and safe when working with fire and glass.

Are you American?

I don't believe that they were bandages. I believe they were protective wears to stop the cuts and burns. In the US, they'd only be able to sue if the cuts and burns were caused by the employer's negligence some how. If your job involves working with an open flame, and the station is set up properly, even if you give yourself a third degree burn, you can't sue.

Well, you can sue, but you can't win. Maybe you can settle.

Sounds like the kind of person who would wear a life jacket when taking a bath.

You're not supposed to.

@@cobalt1754 Bc the glass is too slippery?

Yaelra R. Try an antique shop, they may know of a local repair company. Antique ornaments can be repaired properly and professionally. I’m not sure if glass can be, but a local antique shop would be a start. Best of luck.

Because this is Discovery UK

like from the good old days.

Krebs Glas Lauscha, Lauscha, Germany

Nah, you don't have to blow hard if you keep the glass hot enough.

she has been sick for years, all that glitter and metallic paint, DUH.

Rude. You try doing that for hours and hours a day and see if YOU could do any better.

@@NumeroLetter I bloody well could actually. Stop being so butt hurt. There's what is called quality control. Plus. Wouldn't you pull out all the stops if cameras were around? I get the twee and nostalgia of handmade and crooked painting. Get that homemade feel... But Snow White is the pull... Put her in the little window.

So, Islam is a waste of oxygen.

@@dixfer203 Lmao another butthurted. well, nope it is the source of oxygen.

Okay, Scrooge.

No, nothing hand crafted is ever a waste of money.