All About Glass

All About Glass

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Sīrāf 1970-1, site [triangle] J building [square] A: draft report.
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Whitehouse, David, 1941-2013. British Institute of Persian Studies. 139563 Sīrāf 1970-1, site J building A [1970] [160] p.: photographs, plans; 27 cm. Title from cover. In title, the J is written inside an equilateral triangle and the A is written inside a square. Some pages are blank. Notes are

Siraf 69-70: pottery and small finds / David Whitehouse.
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Whitehouse, David, 1941-2013. British Institute of Persian Studies. 139560 Siraf 1960-1970 Pottery and small finds [1969-1970] [80] leaves; 27 cm. Title from cover. Many pages are blank. The number 65 is written inside the front cover. "General notes on Islamic pottery"--P. facing p. [1].

Mother's Day gifts... for June brides, too! [advertisement]: give time-saving Pyrex ware!
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Corning Glass Works. [Ladies' home journal 1956] 98287 [S.l.: s.n., 1956]. [1] p.: col. ill.; 36 x 26 cm. Unit 7, Drawer 7 Advertisement for Pyrex ware including color bowl set, oven-refrigerator-freezer set, teapot, double boiler, percolator, casserole, mixing bowl set, and dinnerware.

Now--from the makers of Pyrex ware... Desert Dawn [advertisement].
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Corning Glass Works. [Life] [August 1, 1955] 98313 1 page: color; 36 x 27 cm paper ink print single sided Unit 7, Drawer 7 Advertisement features image along left edge of cactus with desert dawn in background. Featured on lower right portion of advertisement are various pieces of baking ware in

Album no. 18: electric fixtures.
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Gibson Gas Fixture Works, Inc., Philadelphia, PA, USA. 120208 Album no. 18: combination fixtures [S.l.]: William E. Yost, c1901. p. 601-762, [1] p.: ill. plates; 36 cm. Gibson Gas Fixture Works, Inc. Trade catalog. "Index on p. 768"--Title page. Catalog lacks pages at end. P. 768, the

Glass: a pocket dictionary of terms commonly used to describe glass and glassmaking / compiled by David Whitehouse.
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Whitehouse, David, 1941-2013. Corning Museum of Glass. 0872901653 96551 Corning, N.Y.: Corning Museum of Glass, c2006. Rev. ed. 94 p.: col. ill.; 19 cm. NK5104 Includes CMoG objects: 88.3.31, covers, p. facing t.p., p. 10-- 65.3.48, p. 6-- 55.1.62, p. 9-- 75.4.113, p. 11-- 2005.2.8, p. 12-- 92.3.15

Bake her a Christmas present in a "Pyrex" dish.
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Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY, USA. 90983 Corning, N.Y.: Corning Glass Works, [n.d., 1933?] 1 folded brochure: ill. (some col.); (folded) 16 cm., (opens to) 16 x 26 cm. Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY, USA. Cover title. When folded, back of brochure illustrates different ware with sizes and

Manufacturers of stained, cut, flocked, enameled & embossed glass: also all kinds of ornamental stained glass for churches, dwelings, &c.
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Cook, Redding & Co., Boston, MA, USA. 93112 Manufacturers of stained, cut, flocked, enameled and embossed glass: also all kinds of ornamental stained glass for churches, dwellings, & c. Boston, Mass.: Cook, Redding & Co., [n.d., ca. 1880] (Boston, Mass.: J.H. Bufford's Sons Lith.)

Beauty and transparency with remarkable durability [advertisement].
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Corning Glass Works. Ladies' home journal April 1917, pp. 69 98283 [S.l.]: Ladies' Home Journal, 1917. [1] p.: ill.; 42 x 29 cm. Unit 7, Drawer 7 Advertisement for Pyrex transparent oven-ware. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging May 2014. Reproduction displayed in the exhibition titled

Electric and gas portable lamps: Pilabrasgo.
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Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass & Glass Company, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. 99381 Pilabrasgo Pittsburgh, Pa.: Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass & Glass Company, 1916. 47 p.: col. ill.; 27 cm. Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass & Glass Company Trade catalog. Includes prices. Factories in Pittsburgh, Swissvale, and Jeannette,

My wife sure makes food fight for freedom! [advertisement].
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Corning Glass Works. Ladies' home journal April 1944, pp. 174 98303 Here's how I save precious food with Pyrex ware [1] p.: col. ill.; 35 x 28 cm. Unit 7, Drawer 7 Advertisement for Pyrex ovenware with images of casserole, matched bowl set, and flavor-savor pie plate. Similar to bib

Notable acquisitions / The Corning Museum of Glass.
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Corning Museum of Glass. Price, Richard W. 9780872901780 (2009) 115964 Corning Museum of Glass notable acquisitions Corning, NY: Corning Museum of Glass, c2010- v.: col. ill.; 28 cm. Annual 2009- NK5102.C8 Editor: Richard W. Price. C. 4 of 2009, 2012-2014 and c. 3 of 2010 are part of the Corning

Order sheet "weekly" account.
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Carder, Frederick. 112174 Archives finding aid title: Notebook: order sheet "weekly" account 1913-1914. 1 v. (unpaged); 18 x 11 cm. R-1058 Cover title. Archives. This item is in the Frederick Carder notebook collection. Dark brown ledger with black spine binding. Only first 18 pages are

Glass of the alchemists: lead crystal-gold ruby, 1650-1750 / Dedo von Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, with contributions by Colin Brain,... [et al.].
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Kerssenbrock-Krosigk, Dedo von. Brain, Colin. Corning Museum of Glass. 9780872901698 103865 Corning, N.Y.: Corning Museum of Glass, c2008. 356 p.: ill. (chiefly col.); 33 cm. TP851 Published in conjunction with the exhibition of the same title held June 27, 2008-January 4, 2009 at The Corning

Moderne beleuchtungskörper: novelties of modern lamps for gas and electric light = novità di lampade per luce elettrica e per gas = nouveautés d'articles pour l'éclairage à gas et l'électricité.
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Adolf Schönbek (Firm), Morchenstern, Bohemia. 107911 Novelties of modern lamps for gas and electric light Novià di lampade per luce elettrica e per gas Nouveautés d'articles pour l'éclairage à gas et l'électricité Kronleuchter = lustres = lamapadari = chandeliers Morchenstern,

Reflecting antiquity: modern glass inspired by ancient Rome / David Whitehouse; with contributions by William Gudenrath... [et al.].
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Whitehouse, David, 1941-2013. Gudenrath, William. Corning Museum of Glass. 9780872901674 (pbk.) 087290167X (pbk.) 100857 Corning, N.Y.: Corning Museum of Glass, c2007. 234 p.: col. ill.; 27 cm. NK5107.6 Catalog of an exhibition of the same title held at the Getty Villa, Malibu, Calif., Oct. 18,

[Book of ordinances, with other documents].
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Guild of Glaziers and Plumbers (York, England) 67361 [York, England, 1598-1730] 1 v.; 27 cm. R-2n Manuscript. 43 leaves of paper (27 blank), 13 leaves of vellum, 44 leaves of papers (all blank). Flooded; ink on vellum has transferred to facing leaf. Duncan 15491 Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging in

The gather / Corning Museum of Glass.
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75602 Corning, NY: Membership & Development Dept., Corning Museum of Glass, [2003]- v.: ill. (some col.); 31 cm. Quarterly Summer 2003- NK5102.C8 Cover title. Gather Periodical CorningDB FBF6E0F2-C63B-4DA1-BBC0-BB356E940D83.pdf 849F2927-4C33-4023-BBD2-49492A9C249B.pdf C3E0CA49-263F-4E46-85B0

The art of glassmaking, 1751-1772; a portfolio of prints from the Diderot encyclopedia.
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Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784. Corning Glass Center. Corning Museum of Glass. 67353 [Corning, N.Y.: Corning Glass Center, n.d., 1960-70?] 1 leaf, 6 plates in portfolio: ill.; 29 x 38 cm. T9 Exterior and interior of a wood burning factory; mixing the batch & making a goblet; steps involved in the

Jeffrey Rush Higgins collection on Frederick Wilson, 1885-1990.
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Higgins, Jeffrey Rush. 127956 Frederick Wilson archive. 8 boxes. 1 flat file drawer. Organized into 3 series: Series I. Personal Papers, 1885-1990; Series II. Scrapbooks, circa 1892-1932; and Series III. Artwork, 1887-1930. Higgins Collection Archive. Series I. Personal Papers, 1885-1990, contains

Scrap book / [compiled by Frederick Wilson].
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Wilson, Frederick, 1858-1932. 127947 Scrapbook [between 1892-1932] 1 v. (152 p.): ill., photographs, plans; 41 cm. Higgins Collection, Box 2 Title from spine. This item is in the Jeffrey Rush Higgins collection on Frederick Wilson. See BIB 127956. Album has a manufacturer's label: Mark Twain&

Portfolio of sketches and paintings copyrighted Frederick Wilson.
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Wilson, Frederick, 1858-1932. Architect and engineer February 1929, p. 81-97. 128563 [San Francisco, Calif.: Architect and Engineer, 1929] p. 81-97: ill.; 30 cm. Higgins Collection Box 1, Folder: Portfolio of sketches and paintings copyrighted by Frederick Wilson This item is in the Jeffrey Rush

The Te Deum: the hymn and the window: a sermon preached in the First Presbyterian Church of Syracuse, N.Y., the thirtieth day of September, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Six / by Rev. George B. Spalding.
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Spalding, George B. 128566 [Syracuse, N.Y.: The Church, 1906] (Syracuse, N.Y.: Mason-Henry Press) [10] p., [1] plate: ill.; 26 cm. Higgins Collection Box 1, Folder: The Te Deum: the hymn and the window This item was originally in a scrapbook compiled by Frederick Wilson. See BIB 127947. This item

Pyrex: experts book on better cooking.
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Corning Glass Works. Bradley, Alice, 1875-1946. 129395 Experts book on better cooking Corning, N.Y.: Corning Glass Works, c1924. 28 p.: ill. (some col.); 23 cm. TX715 Cover title. Cook book with recipes prepared by Alice Bradley. This item is in the Dianne Williams collection on Pyrex. Dianne

New 8 piece Pyrex refrigerator and oven set [advertisement].
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Corning Glass Works. 139516 New eight piece Pyrex refrigerator and oven set 1 advertisement: color; 13 x 18 cm paper ink print double sided Advertisement features woman holding up steaming yellow Pyrex dish filled with deep dish apple pie. Additional images of Pyrex refrigerator and oven set dishes

A Small Glass Factory in Afghanistan.
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Brill, Robert H. Glass Art Society Journal, no. 1, 1979, pp. 26-27. AI62861 Also available online in the Science Research database, full text. CitationDB DB71CD47-0EFF-497A-9E78-D5F653AD9DE7.pdf Glass Art 1945- Location:  Periodicals Call Number:  PER NK5110.G23j Location:  Periodicals Call Number:

The Early Days of Chemical Analysis at The Corning Museum of Glass.
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Brill, Robert H. Glass News, no. 23 (Jan. 2008), pp. 7-8. 1362-5195 AI75253 Association for the History of Glass Ltd. Also available online in the Science Research database, full text. Digitized by Rakow staff in June 2012. CitationDB 5DDC7CC9-9053-45C5-9BAD-0453C3166467.pdf Glass History Location:

2001 [catalog].
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Steuben Glass, inc., Corning, NY, USA. Corning Incorporated. 65778 Corning, N.Y.: Corning Incorporated, c2000. 172 p.: ill. (chiefly col.); 23 cm. Steuben Glass, inc. Cover title. Index, p. 166-170. Includes order form, business reply envelope, and card introducing "Small Orbit Bowl".

The Sequence collections.
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Steuben Glass, inc., Corning, NY, USA. Corning Incorporated. 65083 Steuben Sequence collections: Fall 1994 Corning, N.Y.: Corning Incorporated, c1994. 16 p.: col. ill.; 15 x 22 cm. Unable to delete "Steuben is pleased to introduce the Sequence Collections, sophisticated home accessories

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