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CAMBRIDGE GLASS 1818 TO 1888 The Story of the New England Glass Company
Lura Woodside Watkins
1930 02867536 Hard Cover, no book jacket, excellent condition inside! . 5-1/2 x 8-1/2", some 200 pages (clean and unmarked). . Cambridge Glass is the story of the New England Glass Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts, which ran from 1818 to 1888. At one time it ws the largest glasshouse in the world. Its products were fine blown and cut ware & every type of engraved and decorated glass know in the Victorian era. Its colored glass - especially ruby - was famous. .. This book is based on research done by visiting some 20 families whose relatives had been connected with the works. By studying early newspapers, land records and other documents, the author, Lura Woodside Watkins, was able to give the New England Glass Company the credit due it for much of our finest early glass and to write an authentic history of an industry once so important. The illustrations of glass were made from AUTHENTICATED specimens found in the homes of former workmen. The reader will be delighted to find original drawings, line drawings, black & white photographs of these unique pieces, and much more! Bramhall House
No Book Jacket New York out of Print
Price:
35.33 USD
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