++ New England Glass Making Antique Reference Book ++ Start Price USD 39.97 Current Price USD 39.97 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Just down the road from Pilchuck Glass School See more about '++ New England Glass Making Antique Reference Book ++' Description New England Glass & Glassmaking             Please visit my About Me page to learn about my Glass Library, favorite Glass Book Sources, and more Glass Links! And what in the world is GlassWEAR?   New England Glass & Glassmaking by Kenneth M. Wilson An Old Sturbridge Village Book, published by Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, 1972. First printing. 401 pages, hardbound, with dustjacket. 400 illustrations. 7 3/4 by 10 1/4 inches. from the cover notes: "This comprehensive history of New England glass contains nearly four hundred illustrations, showing the development of styles over a period of four centuries, from the founding in 1639 of the region's first glasshouse... in Salem, Mass., to the opening in 1970 of a new factory in Sagamore, Mass., by the Pairpoint Glass Company, Inc. Wilson describes each of the factories that operated in the area, tells which types of glassware were made..., discusses individual pieces in detail, and offers the reader many expert judgments on the attribution of different items to specific factories and artisans... The trials of the early entrepreneurs... are vividly described. Faced with severe competition from low-cost Anglo-Irish imports, many firms lasted only a year or two despite their claims... that American glassware was equal or superior to the best European ware. All the great names are here, including: Robert Hewes, operator of a glassworks in Temple, NH, in 1780-1781 and later "super-do" of the Pitkin glass Works in East Hartford, Conn. Thomas Cains, founder of the Phoenix Glass Works, who as a young man was secretly recruited in England (it then being against British law to lure glassworkers to America) Deming Jarves, whose Boston & Sandwich glass company became so famous for its lacy pressed glass that all glass of this type is now known as Sandwich glass. The Coventry (Conn.) Glass Factory, whose highly varied output of bottles and other hollow wares makes it so interesting to collectors today. the Glastenbury (Conn.) Glass Factory Company, the only nineteenth-century glasshouse whose site has been excavated by professional archeological methods. such other renowned glasshouses as the New England Glass Company and the Mount Washington Glass Works... Mr. Wilson deals with the complete range of glass products, from snuff jars and inkwells to plates, lamps, and bottles of all descriptions, to chandeliers and stained-glass windows. He explains the reasons for changes in style and design; assesses the impact on glassmaking of such social movements as temperance and artistic movements as Bohemianism, and tells how the high costs of fuel and transportation combined with labor problems to lead to the industry's decline... Highly readable and impeccably researched, New England Glass and Glassmaking will be an invaluable addition to the libraries of collectors and scholars alike. Dustjacket has numerous scuffs, scrapes and bumps, a bit tattered on the top edge, wear at the edges and corners. Inside top corner is price-clipped. Corners bumped.   Binding is solid. Previous owner's name inked inside front cover. Otherwise, contents are complete, clean, and in very good condition, with no underlining, highlighting, or notes. A very good copy of this much sought-after reference. Buyer pays $4.99 Media rate shipping and handling within the U.S. Add $1.75 for insurance, if desired. We are not responsible for uninsured packages lost or damaged by the Post Office. International/Priority shipment costs more. Ask before you bid.   Postal money order gets shipment on our next shipping day (We usually ship once a week, on Saturday). Personal or business check must clear first. You may also pay with a credit card through PayPal.com Be sure to check our other auctions for more books on glass and glassworking © 2008 www.FledglingStudio.com Place a Bid!