Central Glass Company

Marilyn R. Hallock

ISBN 10: 0764317628 / ISBN 13: 9780764317620

Published by Schiffer Publishing Ltd, US, 2003

About this Item

This new study of the Central Glass Company, Wheeling, West Virginia, and its beautiful glass is one of the most comprehensive books in the collecting field. Heavily illustrated with color images, historical documents, and catalog pages, it will satisfy both the collector and the glass historian. Each pattern is illustrated, most with beautiful color photos, and all are carefully described. A guide to current values is included. The pattern designs, collected from a variety of incomplete, partially destroyed, and randomly numbered catalogs, are placed in the correct order of the mold number, offering the first chronological overview of the company's growth. An easy identification guide compiles every known pattern made by the Central Glass Company from 1863 to 1893. The reader will discover many formerly unknown patterns with correct attributions to the Central Glass Company.

Seller Inventory # LU-9780764317620

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Central Glass Company
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, US
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764317628
• ISBN 13: 9780764317620
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1678 grams

About this title

Synopsis

This new study of the Central Glass Company, Wheeling, West Virginia, and its beautiful glass is one of the most comprehensive books in the collecting field. Heavily illustrated with color images, historical documents, and catalog pages, it will satisfy both the collector and the glass historian. Each pattern is illustrated, most with beautiful color photos, and all are carefully described. A guide to current values is included. The pattern designs, collected from a variety of incomplete, partially destroyed, and randomly numbered catalogs, are placed in the correct order of the mold number, offering the first chronological overview of the company's growth. An easy identification guide compiles every known pattern made by the Central Glass Company from 1863 to 1893. The reader will discover many formerly unknown patterns with correct attributions to the Central Glass Company.

About the Author

Marilyn Hallock a descendant of two of the original founders of the Central Glass Company. Her mother began the research that led to this book. Trained in fine art, Marilyn Lives in Florida.