Marvers
Also called bronzin (Murano)
A flat steel table that a gather is rolled on to shape it and chill its skin; smaller grooved plates are made for cane.
What it is
A marver is a large flat table that the glass is rolled across.[1] Modern marvers are steel, typically stainless.[1] Smaller specialty plates exist too: Steinert’s cane marver is an aluminum plate with a grooved surface on each side,[3] and its diamond marver is cast aluminum with a diamond pattern on one side.[4]
How it’s used
Rolling the glass on the marver shapes it and removes heat: the marver absorbs heat quickly and forms a stronger skin on the glass than a wooden tool does.[1]
History
The name comes from marble, which marvers were originally made of.[1] On Murano the marver is the bronzin, from bronzo, bronze; the Conciatore lexicon notes that it was originally stone or marble, which is where the verb “to marver” comes from.[2]
Sources
Marvers in the archive 3
| Photo | Tool | Maker | Sellers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum Cane MarverAn aluminum cane marver with 6.5 grooves per inch on one side and 5 on the other, for use below 900°F. | Steinert Industries | 1 | |
| Diamond MarverA cast aluminum marver with a diamond pattern on one side. | Steinert Industries | 1 | |
| Iron Cane MarverA ductile iron cane marver with 5 grooves per inch on one side and 6.5 on the other. It can go in an enclosed oven. | Steinert Industries | 1 |
