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History on glass techniques

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Kelly Thorson
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History on glass techniques

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I'm preparing a marketing brochure for some glass work and am looking for some basic historical information to include. I'm not looking for anything in great depth but want what I do use to be accurate. I'm always interested in learning though so I don't mind if I need to weed through more detail. If any one can direct me to any sources of information I'd appreciate it. I haven't had much luck with searches.
Thanks in advance.
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Kelly,
Sarah King has some info on the glass making process on her site.

Robare Noveau sells his "angel gilding" book which has some history and formulas in it.

There is some information about glue chipping in the Rawson and Evans section on this site. It also includes info about some of their patents, plus a few posts on this forum in that regard.

There are likely some references to old techniques in LeBlanc's book, and most certainly a lot of information in the Atkinson book. Additional old books by Asmumd Kelly get into specifics of the processes and probably tidbits from earlier times.

Check with Robert Beverly, he was at one time writing a "treatise" on the subject.

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Thank you Mike. I'll follow up on those leads.
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Kelly,

Some of the best histories I've found has been Decorative Glass Techniques by Arthur Louis Duthie written in 1908 and republished by the Corning Museum in association with Dover Books in 1982 - ISBN 0-486-24270-6. Duthie was an Englishman from Leeds and has many great tips and discussions. At the end of the book he lists all sorts of patents - some great and some wierd. One of them was James Pratt's patent for Angel Gilding in 1885. It's not very specific.

Anyway, Duthie was clearly one of the Great Men that Doug Bernardt calls "the ancients."

On http://www.stainedglassltd.com I have an outline of how plate and window glass was made in 1923. Cool pictures of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass facotry, but no history of gule chip or anything. I would love to know who invented glue chipping.
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