This section is from the book "Experimental Glass Blowing For Boys", by Carleton J. Lynde. Also available from Amazon: Experimental Glass Blowing for Boys.
Attach a working handle to one end of a piece of No. 2 tube, heat the tube about one inch from the end in the lamp flame, turn constantly until soft, then remove from the flame, and draw it out about 3 inches. When cool, break off the thin tube, cut off the nozzle to a length of about 2 1/2 inches, smooth the large end, and your nozzle (Fig. 48) is complete.
Fig. 48. A Nozzle
Arrange the apparatus as in Fig. 49, and suck air out of the nozzle. Have you made a beautiful fountain ?
Fig. 49
 
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