A transfer mechanism for glass articles including a frame and at least two transfer units. Each of the transfer units includes a transfer device reciprocally mounted on the frame. A first hydraulic actuator device is in communication with each transfer device to move the transfer device in a substantially horizontal direction. A gripper device for gripping glass articles is in communication with each transfer device. A second hydraulic transfer device is in communication with each gripper device to move the gripper device in a substantially vertical direction. The transfer mechanism transfers glass articles directly from a mold apparatus to a conveyor apparatus.