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American Glass: A short history: The first glass made in the Americas was in Mexico in 1535 and Argentina in 1592. Neither of these glassworks succeeded due to the small population and lack of demand. |
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And the third early glassmaker was John
F. Amelung, who bought a glassworks in Frederick County west of Baltimore around 1784 and
called it the "New Bremmen Glass Manufactory". All of these early American ventures were opposed strongly by the British, and after a few years they failed. It was not until the Revolutionary War in 1783 followed by the war with Britain in 1812 together with the trade embargo on British goods, that American glass manufacture really took off. Between 1790 and 1820 some 63 glasshouses were set up. Protective tarrifs were introduced in 1824 and about half of this wave of glass-houses survived into the 1830's. In the first half of the 19th century the population of America went from 5 million to 23 million, and the market for glass items increased hugely. To meet this demand the glassmakers invented methods of speeding up manufacture, and mold-blown glassware became very popular. About the middle of the 19th century the glassworks in Eastern America switched to luxury, cut, lead crystal glass so they could more easily pass on the higher costs of manufacture. There followed several phases of popularity for cut glass (the Brilliant period). This gave way eventually to the Victorian vogue for colored glass and elaborate decoration. By the turn of the century "Art Nouveau" style had replaced Victorian and had become very popular in America. Glass artists like Louis Comfort Tiffany, Frederick Carder, Arthur J. Nash, and Victor Durand made beautiful art glass pieces that are highly prized today. Mass production of cheaper glass which was popular with the vast and growing American population became the norm around 1910. Tiffany's art glass fell from favour when servants could afford good quality imitations of the glassware used by their employers. Companies like Fenton Art Glass became strong during the Carnival Glass era (1910 to mid 1920's) and are still producing large volumes of collectible glass today. If you are looking for American glass, you can usually find items on offer on ebay
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Here are some books on American glass that you may find helpful. Click on any book cover or title on this page to read more about a particular book, including price for buying on-line. 
1: The Collector's Encyclopedia of Fry Glassware (1990) by American Glass Society. 2: American Cut and Engraved Glass (2000) by Albert Christian Revi. 3: Collecting American Brilliant Cut Glass, 1876-1916 (1997) by Bill Boggess.
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