Yankee Glassblower, Inc. - scientific glassblowingScientific glassblowing of Pyrex and quartz. Glass to Metal seals.
Yankee Glassblower, Inc. scientific glassblowingScientific glass fabrication and repair since 1968Scientific glassblowing, forming hot glass, Kovar seals, tungsten sealsPyrex, quartz, Vycor, Corning, Schott, Kovar, lead glass, Uranium glassForming coils, spot welds, brazing, tube fabrication, tube bending, Pyrex bendingscientific glassblowing associations, publications for glassblowersYankee Glassblower, Inc. - Scientific glassblowing, fabrication and repair
Scientific glass fabrication and repair since 1968
Pyrex, quartz, Vycor, Corning, Schott, Kovar, lead glass, Uranium glass
Scientific glassware, forming hot glass, Kovar seals, tungsten seals
Forming coils, spot welds, brazing, tube fabrication, tube bending, Pyrex bending
Scientific Glassblowing associations, publications for glassblowers
Yankee Glassblower, Inc. - Scientific glassblowing, fabrication and repair
OUR HISTORY

Since 1968, Yankee Glassblower, Inc. has formed successful partnerships with major industries and educational institutions through our commitment to high quality products and personal service. We were founded in 1968 as a hobby by William DeFlorio, who has been blowing glass since 1948. He chose the name "Yankee Glassblower" as a result of a paperweight he designed for the Bicentennial which featured a gold silkscreen of a Minuteman.

I've enjoyed our association. If I ever have the need for scientific glassware in the future, I will be sure to contact you...The quality of your work is exceptional."
-Joseph M. Thomas, Research Chemist, Wentworth Institute of Technology


Founder of Yankee Glassblower, Inc. Scientific glassware fabrication and repairWilliam DeFlorio, Founder

As founder of Yankee Glassblower, William DeFlorio has extensive experience in production and development. He was an Associate Glass Engineer at GenRad working on the Rubidium Clock project, and assisted in the design and fabrication of Photomultiplier tubes at Schlumberger Well Surveying. He consulted on atomic clocks for both Varian Associates and Litton Industries. Since coming to Yankee Glassblower full-time in 1977, William has published an article about "the isolation of Alkaline metals in a vacuum system" published in Fusion magazine. He has also attended various glassblower symposiums including three seminars at Alfred University.

Yankee Glassblower, Inc. - Scientific glassblowersYankee Glassblower, Inc. - Scientific glassblowersPatrick DeFlorio, President

Patrick is a graduate of Wentworth Institute of Technology and has been working full-time at Yankee since 1982. He has taken courses at the Massachusetts College of Art and Urban Glass, and has attended member workshops at ASGS symposiums. Patrick's specialized background gives him the unique skills necessary to design custom glass parts and the fixtures needed to produce them.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY: We do not use hydroflouric acids to clean quartz. We recycle convoluted foam and chip board packaging, some of which has been in use for over 5 years.