"Lead Crystal" is made from a mixture of sand, potash and lead oxide.
Raw material boiled in stoves at 1000s of degrees until it melts!
During the fusing and melting of the raw ingredients which form lead crystal, gases
are evolved and air is trapped. Although virtually all of these bubbles are removed
in the refining process, small isolated ones sometimes remain and should not be
regarded as flaws.
Cast into moulds and rested to cool ...
At a ratio of 0.7% there are sometimes mould or tool marks on the surface of some crystal pieces. If slight, these should not be looked upon as imperfections, the marks will not affect the beauty or longevity of life of the piece.
Emeried and shaped by talented craftsmen ...
These talented hands are holding hundreds of crystal pieces every day and faceting
every edge on "Emery Stones" which are cooled with non-stop flowing water.
"Shalloma"
Some pieces are created by artisans by heating and shapinpane light, i.e. "arms", "legs" or "necks" of some figurines. The number of
"Shalloma" artisans are less than a dozen in established countries.
"Gluing"
All pieces are put together with a special glue for crystal, quality controlled,
boxed and presented to you to delight you for a lifetime.
Production Process is photographed at our own plant in Istanbul, Turkey.
