Show First Makers of Glass Y a aThe The art of making glass was Introduced Intro- Intro 1 Into Japan about one hundred and fifty years ago by a Hollander who settled at Osaka For s several veral generations the knowledge of the process was confined to a single famIly fam- fam fly Ily and It it was not until about 1879 that the employment of coal of of is charcoal and the construction of k brick chimneys enabled the manufacturers manufacturers If t to introduce improvements which placed the Industry on D a sub sub- y n basis Osaka has continued t. t to t be the center of the Industry and 1 now manufactures for export besides supplying the home demand |