U. S. Glass From A to Z: Encyclopedia of Victorian Colored Pattern Glass Book 5

William Heacock was a young man who had a photographic memory and a love for glass. One day he discovered that he could actually make a living from those two attributes. His first love was toothpick holders and he desired to publish a definitive guide to American Pattern Glass and he chose to call that series “The Encyclopedia of Victorian Pattern Glass”. The Book 5 of these series is dedicated to all American Glass. Glass making in America symbolized wealth. This book is not just about the history, style, or English and European influences to American manufactures, but a real guide throughout every art -forms in the American Glass industry, which engraved, invented, and adopted brilliant designs for glass making. "A history of the early production years of the United States Glass Company"--Cover. Value & Rarity Guide laid in with 1978 values and late additions and corrections to Book 5.

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Table of Contents:

Copyright

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

GLASS BY UNITED STATES GLASS COMPANY Is It Collectible?

ABBREVIATION KEY

COLOR KEY

FACTORY KEY

U.S. GLASS COMPANY PATTERNS NUMERICAL SEQUENCE

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