Fostoria Stemware The Crystal for America Second Edition

In 1607, a hearty group of brave souls founded the first successful English settlement in America . In 1608, they built the first glassmaking facility in this country. In the four hundred years since then , glass companies have come and gone, replaced by other glass companies making everything from tableware We are grateful to the Lancaster Colony Corporation, Inc., of Columbus, Ohio, for permission to use the materials and logo of the Fostoria Glass Company, Inc. We sincerely appreciate the loan of cherished pieces for photographing by Jim and Sherry Davis and Mike and Gina Lodes. Our thanks to Billy Schroeder and Collector 4 and windows to fiberoptics and the optics for telescopes that look into the far reaches of space. Glass products influenced the lifestyles and economics of our country as it evolved from those early settlements to 13 colonies to a world superpower.

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Table of Contents:

Cover

Contents

Acknoledgments

Introduction

Color Identification

Fostoria Stemware

Appendices

Value Guide

Indices

About the Authors