Mold Makers

MOULDS AND MOULD MAKERS'.

There are about 240 mould makers in the United States and Canada, and they are scattered from New Glasgow on the North to Covington, Ky., on the South, and from Boston in the East to St. Louis in the West. They are thickest in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wheeling, W. Va., and Millville, N. J., in the order named. When they decide to stand up for their wages or their rights they "stick to it." They can exert a greater influence for "weal or woe" in the press houses than any other branch of skilled labor, except the pressers themselves.

The first press mould in this country was made in 1850.

The "hinge" mould was invented in the fifteenth century, and was made of clay, surrounded by iron bands.

The AMERICAN GLASS WORKER has more mould makers on its subscription list than any other journal published.

It is a noticeable thing in labor circles that some occupations seem to be in "hot water" all the time, while others hardly ever have a shadow to mar the serenity of their career. Of the latter the mould makers have a record that should certainly be gratifying; in an existence of thirty-five years they have just won their first strike in the face of the most unfavorable circumstances. It occurred at the Belmont glass works, Bellaire, O., about a reduction in wages, averaging twenty-five per cent, and although the "factory" has been off since last December, they carried their point after a six months tussle, and are correspondingly happy.