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Highest listing price on eBay: $850 Known for its distinctive mint-green hue and simple yet elegant design, Jeanette Jadeite explodes with vintage charm. Produced primarily in the 1930s and 1940s ...
An 1884 United States government report used glassware, bottles, windows, and plate glass as major categories—although plate glass accounted for only four percent of the value of all glass made. Although window glass was made using the Crown method or the Cylinder method at the start of the century, the cylinder method was dominant by mid ...
In 1839 the Chance Brothers invented the patent plate process where the glass plate was placed on a wet piece of leather and ground and polished to remove all the surface damage. [2] Other methods of producing hand-blown window glass included broad sheet, blown plate, crown glass and polished plate. These methods of manufacture lasted at least ...
Blenko Glass Company is an art glass company that began producing in 1922 under the name Eureka Art Glass Company. The company name was changed to Blenko Glass Company in 1930. Originally an antique flat glass company, it was founded by Englishman William J. Blenko (1854-1933). Blenko came to the United States to make glass in 1893.
The Marsh Plate Glass Company built a plant to use the new technology, which was purchased by Pittsburg Plate Glass Company before 1901. [52] In addition to the two just–mentioned companies, the Edward Ford Plate Glass Company became involved with continuous lehrs for plate glass in 1900. [ 52 ]
When the dazzling 16-foot-high leaded stained- glass window arrived in Canton in 1913, it made front-page news—and postponed the new church’s dedication by a week because of a shipping delay.
The Donaldson brothers department store was known in its early years as "Donaldson's Glass Block Store" because of this distinctive design feature. [2] In 1888, the original building was demolished, and replaced with a five-story building featuring a dome on top, elevators, and rows of plate glass windows. By 1899, William had died, and ...
Liven up your sliding glass doors with these designer-approved ideas on curtains, blinds, and other creative sliding glass door window treatments. 20 Timeless Window Treatment Ideas for Sliding ...