| Central Glass Company: The First Thirty Years, 1863-1893 Contributor(s): Hallock, Marilyn R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764317628 ISBN-13: 9780764317620 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2003 Annotation: One of the most comprehensive books in the collecting field. Heavily illustrated with color images, historical documents, and catalog pages, it will satisfy both the collector and the glass historian. Each pattern is illustrated, most with beautiful color photos, and all are carefully described. A guide to current values is included. It offers the first chronological overview of the company's growth. An easy identification guide compiles every known pattern. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Glass & Glassware |
| Dewey: 748.291 |
| LCCN: 2002153433 |
| Series: Schiffer Book for Collectors with Price Guide |
| Physical Information: 1.03" H x 8.64" W x 11.2" (3.45 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This new study of the Central Glass Company, Wheeling, West Virginia, and its beautiful glass is one of the most comprehensive books in the collecting field. Heavily illustrated with color images, historical documents, and catalog pages, it will satisfy both the collector and the glass historian. Each pattern is illustrated, most with beautiful color photos, and all are carefully described. A guide to current values is included. The pattern designs, collected from a variety of incomplete, partially destroyed, and randomly numbered catalogs, are placed in the correct order of the mold number, offering the first chronological overview of the company's growth. An easy identification guide compiles every known pattern made by the Central Glass Company from 1863 to 1893. The reader will discover many formerly unknown patterns with correct attributions to the Central Glass Company. |