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Unfortunately there is very little information on early glass making tools Archaeologists have not been able to lay their hands on glass making tools. However Dobbs (1895) and Halifax (1892) have reported on the pre-industrial glass making tools used by the craftsmen in India. Some of these tools are illustrated in Fig. 11. The tools include various rudimentary types e.g. stirrer, pontil, clay cones. blow pipes, iron shears, tongs, trowel and marver, as follows.