A Unique Craft
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7 . The deputy master blower uses a clapper to shape the foot of the glass .
8 . The assistant knocks the glass off the pipe into a forklike holder . From there , the glass is collected by a carrier , who places it in a lehr to cool slowly . Once it is cool , an initial quality check is carried out by a sorter . If the glass meets Orrefors ’ high quality standards , it goes on to postprocessing .
9 . First the top of the cup is blasted off .
10 . Then the sharp edge is carefully ground and polished . Finally , the edge of the cup is heated and given the proper , gently rounded shape .
11 . When the glass is complete , it undergoes a final inspection . As a quality guarantee , the approved glasses are marked with the Orrefors shield : one is sand-blasted into the bottom of the glass , and a silver label is applied to the foot .
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