All About Glass
All About Glass
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Brill, Robert H. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, v. 269 (1970), pp. 143-164. 128034 [London: Royal Society of London, 1970]. p. 143-164: charts; 28 cm. Robert H. Brill articles Offprint from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. See bib 18505 for full
Boym, Constantin. Boym, Laurene. Rochelle, Chris. Jack, Aaron. 131666 Forest fire 2012. 1 computer file. Design drawing features two platters, one drawn above other. Platter on upper portion of drawing is view from side angle; the platter is in green with yellow and red depicting fire. Platter on
Boym, Constantin. Boym, Laurene. Rochelle, Chris. Jack, Aaron. 131625 Tsunami Design drawing for hurricane platter prototype 2012. 1 computer file. Design drawing features two platters, one drawn above other. Platter on upper portion of drawing is view from side angle and is drawn with blue and
Blaschka, Leopold, 1822-1895. 132114 1877-1886. 1 v. (unpaged); 18 cm. R-838 Cover title. Rent book, with entries dated Mar. 8, 1877-July 1, 1886. Handwritten in ink. Cover bears a red paper label "Leopold Blaschka, Glasmodelleur, Dresden". This item is in the Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka
Alesina, Inna, 1969- Rochelle, Chris. Holtzinger, Adam. Minami, Jason. Sheppard, Annette. 132689 2012. 1 computer file. Design concept for tripod connectors that could potentially be used to hold cardboard tubes; Alesina is interested in the juxtaposition of different materials. Photograph of
Smilow, Judy. 133114 Combining glass w/ embroidery stitching Combining glass w/embroidery stitching 2012. 1 computer file. Document provides design plan for proposed vase that will feature the combination of two materials "not usually combined". Featured in document are three proposed
Ku, Eric. 133214 Invisible light bulb 2012. 1 computer file. Design drawing includes three images of light bulb: one view is labeled "front view" and two views are labeled "side view- in two pieces of glass". Each image is surrounded by simple line border. Eric Ku collaborated
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784. 133979 Instrumens de mathématiques [S.l.: s.n., n.d., 1770-1779?] iii plates; 39 cm. Uncataloged #429, Instrumens de mathématiques Plate descriptions on p. 14-15. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging April 2013. In CMGL collection as part of Uncataloged #429. I. Instrumens
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784. 133964 [S.l.: s.n., n.d., 1770-1779?] v plates; 39 cm. Uncataloged #429, Méchanique Plate descriptions on p. 3. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging April 2013. In CMGL collection as part of Uncataloged #429. I. Méchanique [18, AB s.]-- II. Méchanique [19]-- III.
Steuben Glass, inc. 137094 New York, N.Y.: Steuben Glass, [1985?] 22 p.: col. ill.; 19 cm. Cover title. Cover shows a detail view of the Swan Bowl. Steuben has issued various editions of this publication, with differing covers and contents. Photographs on p. 9, 12-18 were taken by Connoisseur
Hennert, C. W. 120254 Binder's spine title: Kleins Naturs. d. Konig. Ungarn Berlin: Bey Friedrich Nicolat [i.e. Nicolai], Buchhändler unter der Stechbahn, 1778. 3 p. l., [5]-94 p., 1 leaf, folded plate: map; 18 cm. DD901.R46 Signatures: [*]1A-F8. Bound with Sammlung merkwürdigster
Simms, Rupert, b. 1853. 126269 History of glass making and glass makers in Staffordshire Legend of the glass-house Wolverhampton: Whitehead Bros., 1894. 15 p.; 25 cm. TP854.E5 Cover title. "Re-printed from the 'Midland Counties Express', Wolverhampton." Digitized by Boston Photo
Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880. 121221 Holiday book of pictures, stories and poems for little folks Frank Leslie's holiday book for children New York: Frank Leslie, c1881. 1 p.l., 288 [2] p.: col. front., ill.; 26 cm. PZ7 Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging in May 2012. "Something about glass and
Whitall Tatum Company, Philadelphia, PA & New York, NY, USA. 127325 Chemical glassware Philadelphia, Pa.: New York: Whitall, Tatum & Co., 1881. 24 p.: ill., 25 cm. Whitall Tatum Company Trade catalog. Includes bottles, flasks, beakers, test tubes, funnels, plates, chemical jars, acid drop
Brill, Robert H. 127905 Corning, N.Y.: Corning Museum of Glass, 1965. [20] leaves: ill.; 28 cm. QD139.G5 Unpublished report prepared for Roy Newton, Dr. Switsur, Dr. Shaw, Dr. Jewell, Dr. Harden, Dr. Aitken, and Dr. E.T. Hall, March 18, 1965. "The attached comments are in reply to: 1. Dr.
Brill, Robert H. Tong, Stephen S. C. Watt, James C. Y. Brill, Robert H. Early history of glass and glassmaking in the western world. Chinese. 128622 Corning, N.Y.: R.H. Brill, 1982. 1st draft 20 leaves; 28 cm. F-9797 Reference list D: Other, in: Brill, Robert H. Chemical analyses of early glasses,
Owen, Josh, 1970- Rochelle, Chris. 131540 2012. 1 computer file. Three images used to make prototype of toothbrush holder cup. Owen collaborated with gaffer Chris Rochelle May 29-30, 2012 during his time at GlassLab at The Corning Museum of Glass. The glass object that resulted from this image is
Smilow, Judy. 133116 2012. 1 computer file. Document provides design plan for proposed glass objects with wire frame system. Diagrams are provided for a vase and bowl. "July 5, 2012"-- typed in lower left corner along with Judy's contact information. Judy Smilow collaborated with a
Lee, Helen. 133222 Bracket vessels Parentheses bracket vessel 2012. 1 computer file. Design drawing includes text description, six sets of parentheses (in two different fonts), three potential vessel forms for respective parentheses, and three potential cut forms for respective parentheses. Helen
Dubitsky, Tim Rochelle, Chris. Jack, Dane. 133518 Tufted tile breakaway bottle Shape inspiration 2012. 1 computer file. Design for glass bottle that, when broken, will give way to a pile of tiles that can be made into something else. Included is an image of a bottle with grid-like design and
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784. 133957 Arpentage et nivellement [S.l.: s.n., n.d., 1770-1779?] iii plates; 39 cm. Uncataloged #429, Arpentage & nivellement Plate descriptions on p. 2. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging April 2013. In CMGL collection as part of Uncataloged #429. I. Arpentage [8, AB s.
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784. 133982 [S.l.: s.n., n.d., 1770-1779?] iii plates; 39 cm. Uncataloged #429, Pneumatique Plate descriptions on p. 15. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging April 2013. Includes examples of early scientific glassware. In CMGL collection as part of Uncataloged #429. I.
Diderot, Denis, 1713-1784. 133966 [S.l.: s.n., n.d., 1770-1779?] vi plates; 39 cm. Uncataloged #429, Optique Plate descriptions on p. 8. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging April 2013. In CMGL collection as part of Uncataloged #429. Includes lenses, magic lantern, simple microscopes, mirror
United Green Glass Workers' Association of the United States and Canada. Price list adopted by the Glass Bottle Blowers' Association of the United States and Canada, for the blast of... (OCoLC)32882909 127278 List of prices, blast of... [S. l.]: United Green Glass Workers'
Karsten, Wenceslaus Johann Gustav, 1732-1787. 128182 Kenntniss der Natur Halle im Magdeburgschen, Rengerschen, 1783. xxxx, 792 p., 4 fold. plates; 19 cm. Q157 Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging in May 2012. Burning glasses, lenses and mirrors: p. 131-132, plate II; use of glass balls and tubes in
S. Reich & Co., Krasno nad Becvou, Czech Republic. 128451 Vienna: S. Reich & Co., [1910] 23 leaves: ill.; 27 x 38 cm. Reich, S., & Co., Cover title. Trade catalog. Company founded in 1813 by Samuel Reich, in Krasno. Includes prices. Marble stoppered soda bottles, Tafel 16. Bottles for
Steuben Glass, inc., Corning, NY, USA. Corning Incorporated. 128798 Corning, N.Y.: Steuben Glass, inc., c2002. 32 p.: col. ill.; 22 cm. Steuben Glass, inc. Cover title. Digitized by Boston Photo Imaging January 2014. Same catalog printed with different covers: Gazelle bowl, red covers (Bib 128797)
Owen, Josh, 1970- Rochelle, Chris. 131546 2012. 1 computer file. Three images used to prototype brick-shaped candlestick holder with three holes for candles or matches. Owen collaborated with gaffer Chris Rochelle May 29-30, 2012 during his time at GlassLab at The Corning Museum of Glass; these
Lee, Helen. 133224 Sea foam. 2012. 1 computer file. Design drawing includes text description with four images of sea foam "including an outrageous incident of massive sea foam in Australia in 2007". Lee's interest is "to see how close one can mimic the frothiness of sea foam
Cristalleries du Val-Saint-Lambert, Seraing, Belgium. 133360 [Seraing]: Cristalleries du Val-Saint-Lambert, [1898-1900] [3] plates: ill.; 35 cm. Val-Saint-Lambert, Cristalleries du Trade catalog. Handwritten price lists on back of each plate. Chandeliers for electric and gas lighting. Purchase;