Glass : Shattering Notions

by Madarasz, Anne

• ISBN13: 9780936340012
• ISBN10: 0936340010
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Historical Society of Western

Summary

Before Pittsburgh was the Steel City, it was the Glass City. By 1902, the region had more than 100 glass factories. By 1920, the larger Ohio Valley was producing 80 percent of the national output. This richly illustrated volume offers new insights into the beauty, science, utility, and technology of Western Pennsylvania's 200-year-old glass industry. The story of glass on a local and national scale is told through numerous personal and business histories. Also featured are 33 short profiles of selected glass firms. Includes an introduction by Philip Scranton, Kranzberg Professor of History at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. i
Preface	p. iii
Introduction	p. vi
Overview	p. 2
Beginnings	p. 16
Workshops	p. 40
Selling	p. 68
Design	p. 92
Today	p. 118
Citations	p. 130
Image Descriptions and Credits	p. 133
Brief Histories of Selected Glass Companies	p. 142
Maps	p. 158
Index	p. 159
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