Report On The Manufacture Of Glass

By Joseph Dame Weeks

Book Overview

A furnace-side portrait of American industry at its incandescent peak, Joseph Dame Weeks's Report On The Manufacture Of Glass opens a rare window onto the glassworks of the late nineteenth century. Written as an official historical industry report, it captures the plant, people and practices of 19th century American industry with precise, unvarnished detail. The furnaces burn again here. Drawing on first-hand investigation and official returns, Weeks shapes a 19th century technical study that goes beyond bare numbers to reveal glass manufacturing processes in action, from raw materials and fuel to melting, forming and finishing. The result is both a rigorous technical reference on glass and a vivid contribution to the wider history of glassmaking and industrial revolution technology. For working glassmakers, conservators and designers, this classic Joseph D. Weeks glass survey is a valuable reference for glassmakers seeking historical techniques, workshop organisation and pricing realities, while for industrial historians it offers an indispensable primary source on glass industry statistics, production trends and regional centres of Gilded Age manufacturing. Readers of business, labour and technological history will find a richly textured portrait of how one trade helped shape modern America and its built environment. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354487238
• ISBN13: 9789354487231
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.5" x 11.0"