Glass beads, custom jewelry from Yachats, Oregon

History of Lampworking

Lampworking is a very old art. The manufacture of glass goes back prior to 1700 BC in Syria. Glass beads have been found in excavations dating back as far as 2450 BC.

Today, we think of lampworking as glassblowing. But the term Lampworking was coined during the time when small amounts of glass were worked over oil and wax lamps.

Pen and ink drawings, from the 1700's, exist depicting the tools and benches used by early craftsmen. Air was piped to the flame from bellows in some cases that were operated by foot. In some cases it was mouth blown to increase the intensity of the flame.

In our modern Studios we use torches to do what our forefathers accomplished with oil lamps. The history of glass is fascinating and just a mystical as the glass itself.

Glass Beads by Susie Cook, Oregon coast glass shop in Yachats


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History of Lampworking Lampworking is a very old art. The manufacture of glass goes back prior to 1700 BC in Syria. Glass beads have been found in excavations dating back as far as 2450 BC. Today, we think of lampworking as glassblowing. But the term Lampworking was coined during the time when small amounts of glass were worked over oil and wax lamps. Pen and ink drawings, from the 1700's, exist depicting the tools and benches used by early craftsmen. Air was piped to the flame from bellows in some cases that were operated by foot. In some cases it was mouth blown to increase the intensity of the flame. In our modern Studios we use torches to do what our forefathers accomplished with oil lamps. The history of glass is fascinating and just a mystical as the glass itself.
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