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Dazzling, Beautiful, Lovely, and Bold: Popular Tips for Using Glassware in the 1920s and 30s

“Almost everything will look three times as delicious served on glass. You’ll think of the magic table in the fairy tale when you see the miraculous change the swift dazzle of glass makes in your own table.” The Little Book … Read more →

Up in Flames: Turn of the Century Glass Factory Fires and Firefighting Reform

At 8 o’clock in the evening on Monday, December 30, 1907, the Uniontown Flint Glass Factory in Uniontown, Pennsylvania went up in flames. The Morning Herald, the city’s only daily paper, described throngs of people flocking to watch the glassworks … Read more →