Made in Connecticut: Scientific glass blowing

Rob Wallace of Arch One Glass in Chester has been a scientific glass blower for more than 40 years.

Rebecca Surran

Oct 22, 2024, 10:19 AM

Updated 20 days ago

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In this week’s Made in Connecticut, we meet a scientific glassblower – a decades old profession called on for work in research labs at institutions and corporations.
Rob Wallace of Arch One Glass in Chester has been a scientific glass blower for more than 40 years. He’s repaired glass for some of the biggest companies in the United States. He shows us some of his work and tells us about the field’s history.