The purpose of this work is to present information about the late 19th and early 20th century cut glass industry in Corning, New York. The book focuses on T.G. Hawkes and Company because of the recent discovery of the latter's archival materials dating from the 1880s and 1890s. Among these materials are letters to the firm from customers, suppliers and tradespeople. The letters shed light on business conditions and practices of the late 19th century and no how various companies competed and co-operated with one another. ...
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The purpose of this work is to present information about the late 19th and early 20th century cut glass industry in Corning, New York. The book focuses on T.G. Hawkes and Company because of the recent discovery of the latter's archival materials dating from the 1880s and 1890s. Among these materials are letters to the firm from customers, suppliers and tradespeople. The letters shed light on business conditions and practices of the late 19th century and no how various companies competed and co-operated with one another. Topics covered in this work incldue labour relations in the cut glass industry, sources of blanks (especially European ones), the Hawkes firm's representation to the Paris World Fair of 1889 and special orders for the White House and other customers. In addition to a chronology of pattern names, there is information on pattern copying, patents, selling methods, advertisement, trademarks and relations between the cut glass industry and silver manufacturers such as Gorham and Tiffany. Other Corning glass cutting firms - J. Hoare and Company, H.P. Sinclair and Company, and O.F. Eggington and Company - also receive considerable attention.
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New. 185149250X. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened--350 pages. Description: "This authoritative book presents new information about the late nineteenth and early twentieth century cut glass industry in Corning, New York. The recent discovery of a mass of archival material relating to T. G. Hawkes and Company, including thousands of letters, has enabled the author to research business practices in the glass industry in more detail than ever before. Using this new information, together with her already considerable knowledge, Jane Shadel Spillman has produced the first book on American cut glass to go beyond the glass and examine the workings of the industry itself, including labour relations, sources of blanks, special orders for the White House, Hawkes' representation at the Paris world's fair in 1889, and communication between the cut glass industry and silver manufacturers such as Gorham and Tiffany..."--with a bonus offer--
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2001 Printing, 320 pages, 8.5 x 11 in size, Hardcover with dustjacket in protected mylar cover (removable). Book and Dustjacket are in Unused Condition. Book is completely intact with inside pages in Excellent Condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc. )
