All About Glass

All About Glass

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1995 corporate gifts.
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Steuben Glass, inc., Corning, NY, USA. Corning Incorporated. 71412 Mark of achievement made in America Corning, N.Y.: Corning Incorporated, c1995. 16 p.: col. ill.; 28 cm. Steuben Glass, inc. Cover titlte. "Steuben is extremely proud to have been chosen to make the Malcolm Baldrige National

Innerland.
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Moore, Robert (Robert E.) 67299 New York: Steuben Glass, c1980. Special commemorative ed. [28] p. (3 folded): ill. (some col.); 28 cm. NK5112.9.S7 "Engravers, Ladislav Havlik, Lubomir Richter, Peter Schelling, and Roger Selander; cutter, Mark Witter l.; drawings by Eric Hilton, photography by

Steuben: Valentine gifts 1992.
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Steuben Glass, inc., Corning, NY, USA. Corning Incorporated. Neiman Marcus. 71406 Valentine gifts 1992 Corning, N.Y.: Corning Incorporated, c1992. 32 p.: col. ill.; 19 cm. Steuben Glass, inc. Order form and return envelope, laid in. Gift; Corning Inc. 2013; 1000135220 Digitized by Boston Photo

Steuben 1992.
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Steuben Glass, inc., Corning, NY, USA. Corning Incorporated. 61708 Corning, N.Y.: Steuben Glass, inc., [1992] 122 p.: ill. (some col.); 19 x 21 cm. Steuben Glass, inc. Spine title. Visual index, p. 102-119. Engraving from Gazelle Vase featured on cover. Business reply envelope and order form bound

[Lighting fixtures catalogue].
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P.M. (Firm), Paris, France. 65938 [Paris: P.M. (Firm)., n.d., ca. 1900] [30] p.: ill. (some col.); 31 x 41 cm. P.M. (Firm) Trade catalog. Manufacturer's complete name is unknown. 16 original black and white photographs and 14 colored drawings. "P.M. Paris" embossed in lower right

[Pressed glass catalog].
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Heinrich Hoffmann (Firm), Gablonz, Czech Republic. 68758 [Musterbuch Heinrich Hoffmann, Gablonz a. N.] [Gablonz, Czech Republic: Heinrich Hoffmann (Firm), n.d., 1927?] 82 leaves: ill. (some col.); 26 x 36 cm. Hoffmann, Heinrich (Firm) Trade catalog. Some illustrations have been hand tinted. Ware

Spring gift collection 2002.
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Steuben Glass, inc., Corning, NY, USA. Corning Incorporated. 72197 New York: Corning Incorporated, c2002. 32 p.: ill.; 22 cm. Steuben Glass, inc. Cover title. "Handkerchief vase" featured on p. [1] of cover. Gift; Corning Community College; 2012; 1000123922; 1000134668 Digitized by Boston

Fine china, rich cut glass, catalogue no. 12.
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Higgins & Seiter, New York, NY, USA. 73295 Rich cut glass, fine china New York: Higgins & Seiter, [1901-1902] 299 p.: ill. (some col.); 15 x 22 cm. Higgins & Seiter Trade catalog. Cover title. Includes index. Contains several detachable order blanks at the back, and 1 pre-addressed

Islands in crystal.
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Steuben Glass, inc. 68922 New York: Steuben Glass, 1966?] [16] p.: chiefly ill.; 26 cm. Steuben Archive A copy of this item was received with the Steuben collection. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging January 2014. Steuben collection. Publications ArchivesBK CorningDB 612AFE51-263D-482D-BFAE

Season 1913-1914.
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Fostoria Glass Company, Moundsville, WV, USA. 66308 Moundsville, W. Va.: Fostoria Glass Company, [1913] 46 p.: ill., 20 cm. Fostoria Glass Company Cover title. Trade catalog. Fancy decorated lamps and globes. P. 46 includes decorated water and ice tea sets. "We take pleasure in handing you

Exciting... new Cinderella bowl set by Pyrex [advertisement].
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Corning Glass Works. 141130 1 page: color; 34 x 14 cm paper ink print single sided Advertisement features central image of four bowls, in varying sizes, in turquoise and white with butter-print pattern. Two bowls are in turquoise on white and two in white on turquoise. Some text featured as well.

Just in time for Christmas giving... [advertisement]: new Pyrex ware decorator casseroles!
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Corning Glass Works. 141137 New Pyrex ware decorator casseroles! 1 page: color; 34 x 15 cm paper ink print single sided Advertisement features images of various Pyrex casseroles that seem to float above pine bough candle holder. Casseroles include: turquoise snowflake pattern on white casserole;

Now it's Pyrex dinnerware! [advertisement]: never before, dishes so smart, so beautiful with such amazing strength!
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Corning Glass Works. [Life] [1953] 141168 2 pages: color; 36 x 27 cm each paper ink print single sided Advertisement, on two page spread, features dinner table set for four in Flamingo pattern with 22-carat gold bands. Below, on lower right, are images for all four "high-style colors":

New Pyrex gifts [advertisement]: so much beauty... so many uses!
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Corning Glass Works. 141182 So much beauty... so many uses! 1 page: color; 32 x 25 cm paper ink print single sided Advertisement features eight images of various Pyrex gifts. Image on upper left, with title, is of three boxed Pyrex gift sets. Image on upper right corner is of "Kaffee Klatch

Pyrex bakingware in color [advertisement].
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Corning Glass Works. 141103 1 page: color; 36 x 26 cm paper ink print single sided Advertisement features central image of hand lifting lid off flamingo colored covered bowl casserole dish. Image is captioned "Perfect colors for your table". Smaller image, on lower left corner, is of lime

The American art of glass / John La Farge.
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La Farge, John, 1835-1910. 106622 New York: J. J. Little, [n.d., between 1893-1899?] 22 p.; 24 cm. NK5312 Cover title. "To be read in connection with Mr. Louis C. Tiffany's paper in the July number of the 'Forum,' 1893." The papers by Louis C. Tiffany and John La Farge were

Catalogue.
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D.C. Jenkins Glass Company, Kokomo, IN, USA. 111190 D.C. Jenkins Glass Company, Kokomo, IND., U.S.A., manufacturers tableware, stemware, tumblers of all kinds, lantern globes, cups, mugs, beer mugs, egg cups, jelly glasses, glass lip molasses cans, fish globes, display jars, tablet jars, lamp

Gazetteer and business directory of Steuben County, N.Y., for 1868-9 / compiled and published by Hamilton Child.
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Child, Hamilton, b. 1836. 119632 Steuben County Directory, 1868-9 Syracuse: Child, 1868. 267 p. (p. 1-2, [265]-267 advertisements on lining papers), [1] folded map: ill.; 22 cm. F127.S8 Includes index. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging in May 2011. CMGL copy has loose cover and lacks p. 2-6.

[Blue sketchbook] 1900 / F. Carder.
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Carder, Frederick. 119907 Written inside cover: Fredk. Carder, Ivy Villa, Kingswinford, 1900 1900. 1 v. (unpaged): ill.; 19 x 11 cm. Carder/Steuben archive Box 29, Folder Blue sketchbook, 1900 Carder sketchbook. Part of the Carder/Steuben collection. This item is in the Frederick Carder papers.

Jobs.
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Huffman, Harry E., 1898-1967. 119483 [Corning, N.Y.: H. Huffman, 1930-1933] 2 v. (231 p.): ill.; 18 cm. TP853.N6 Cover title. Daybooks used by Harry Huffman during his employment at Steuben to record time taken to create glass molds. Entries include dates and number of hours worked, assistants'

[Notes on ornament and design].
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Carder, Frederick. 112168 Empire reporting book 1889-1893. 1 v. (unpaged): ill.; 18 x 12 cm. R-1058 Title from heading on first leaf. Archives. This item is in the Frederick Carder notebook collection. See BIB 84746. "F. Carder, John Street, Wordsley, W. Stourbridge"--P. [2] of cover.

Anton Rindenschwender: das Buch von dem Leben, den Schicksalen und Thaten des armen, aber glücklich gewordenen Sohnes / Hans Rindenschwenders.
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Rindenschwender, Hans. 113086 Heidelberg: Mohr und Zimmer, [1806] 168 p., [15] leaves of plates (woodcuts); 18 cm. DD192 Publication information on slip pasted to t.p. Date 1806 pencilled in on t.p. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging in May 2012. In 1760, Rindenschwender invested in a glass factory

1888 spring and summer catalogue.
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Hollander, Bradshaw, and Folsom, Boston, MA, USA, manufacturers. 101865 40 numbered pages: illustrations; 34 cm Hollander, Bradshaw, and Folsom Cover title. Successors to Bailey and Co., manufacturers, importers, and jobbers. Glassware, p. 21-25. Jobber catalog that includes the following glass

Sketches in the Louvre & Cluny Museums, Paris, from Aug. 22d to Sep. 3d, 1897; also Sevres Museum / F. Carder.
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Carder, Frederick. 104740 Sketches in the Louvre and Cluny Museums, Paris, from Aug. 22d to Sep. 3d, 1897 1897. 1 v.: graphite, watercolor on paper; 19 x 11 cm. Carder/Steuben archive Box 29 Spine hinge is at the top of the pages. This item is in the Frederick Carder papers. Frederick Carder papers

Idea 1 [electronic resource]: bubble blower glass.
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Ku, Eric. 133212 Bubble blower glass 2012. 1 computer file. Design drawing includes two images, an image of a glycerin bubble reflecting light against black background and a diagram with two views of bubble blower made from glass with wand attached to opening in glass sphere. Eric Ku collaborated

About Steuben Glass.
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Steuben Glass, inc. 137365 New York, N.Y.: Steuben Glass, 1975. 1 folded brochure (6 panels); 17 x 40 cm. folded to 17 x 14 cm. Cover title. Steuben has issued various editions of this publication, with differing covers and contents. A copy of this item was received with the Steuben collection.

Siraf 1968-9, [triangle] B site and finds: general notes / DBW.
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Whitehouse, David, 1941-2013. British Institute of Persian Studies. 139555 Siraf 1968-9, B site and finds [1968-1969] [80] leaves: ill.; 27 cm. Title from cover. In title, the B is written inside an equilateral triangle. Some pages are blank. "Note: contains observation on mosque const. etc.

Physical Properties of Early Chinese Glasses.
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Brill, Robert H. Zhongguo gu bo li yan jiu: 1984 nian Beijing guo ji bo li xue shu tao lun hui lun wen ji, Beijing: Zhongguo jian zhu gong ye chu ban she: Xin hua shu dian Beijing fa xing suo fa xing, 1986, pp. 10-14, ill. AI87464 Book Robert H. Brill and John H. Martin, eds. See also the

Sīrāf 1972-3: notes on the pottery / DBW.
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Whitehouse, David, 1941-2013. British Institute of Persian Studies. 139567 Siraf 1972-1973 Notes on the pottery [1972-1973] 160 p.: ill.; 27 cm. Title from cover. Some pages are blank. "This notebook contains skeleton stratigraphies and notes on sorted pottery seen by DBW. Should be read in

Siraf 70-1: finds incl. pottery / DBW.
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Whitehouse, David, 1941-2013. British Institute of Persian Studies. 139561 Siraf 1970-1 Finds incl. pottery [1970] [80] leaves: ill. (some col.); 27 cm. Title from cover. Many pages are blank. The number 86 is written inside the front cover. Notes from the Sīrāf excavations conducted under the

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