Morgantown Glass: From Depression Glass Through the 1960s (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

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This colorful book is an engaging compendium of the hand-made, mold blown glassware produced to be used in homes and businesses from the early twentieth century, on in the course of the Depression era, and into the 1950s and ’60s. This pretty glassware, produced in Morgantown, West Virginia, is displayed in over 860 color photographs. The decorations that adorn this brilliant glassware are illustrated a number of the photographs. The reader will develop into aware of the striking colors, etchings, cuttings, and cased filament stems used to make Morgantown glass distinctive and instantly appealing. Included within the text are a history of the Morgantown Glass Works (under quite a lot of names and ownerships), a review of glass making techniques–including descriptions of specific techniques given by Morgantown employees themselves, and a survey of the decorative techniques employed by the firm. A detailed bibliography, an index, and values round out the presentation.

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