Upgrading the Glass Bead Making Furnace for Ease of Operation: A Case Study of the Masaga Glass Guild

The glass bead making furnace of the Masaga Glass Guild in Bida, Niger State Nigeria was evaluated comparison to those Ghana (Krobo) and India (Firozabad); it discovered that falls short an efficient system for sustainable work should facilitate appreciable productivity. Furthermore, is not built with refractory bricks, implying has a life span; operated by hand-worked traditional cloth bellows requiring sustained strenuous efforts over relatively long period time; Following this assessment, were directed at modifying producing design drawings modified furnace, production bricks from drawing, constructing structure using suitable furniture subsequently, devising mechanical blower device as alternative manually worked supply combustion air. Consequently, developed which eliminates manual working well bellow operator ensures single individual can unassisted process glassware production.