Standard Encyclopedia of Pressed Glass 5th Edition 1860-1930 Identification and Values

American pressed glass had its beginning in 1821 when J. P. Bakewell received a patent to produce glass furniture knobs. Before that time glass was blown , fmancially often beyond the reach of most , simple in design by necessity, and limited in availability. With the Bakewell patent , others quickly followed and within a few years, pressed tableware was being produced in vast amounts and in shapes previously unheard of. America 's pressed glass industry was on its way.

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Table of Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Pattern Attribution

Shapes

Glass Companies

Decorative Definitions

American Table Glass Factories

Bibliography

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