Pressed Glass Books
If you are interested in collecting Pressed Glass, these are the books dedicated to Pressed Glass that I would recommend.
Unfortunately none of these titles are in print anymore, but they can still sometimes be found on Ebay or at specialist bookshops.
On the website I sometimes refer to the books using the surname of the author.
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English 19th Century Press-Moulded Glass - Colin Lattimore - ISBN 0 214 20598 3 - 1979
184 pages with black and white and colour plates covering the three main and smaller companies
The first book written covering pressed glass exclusively
Recommended
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The Peacock and the Lions - Sheilagh Murray - ISBN 085362 197 7 - 1982
86 pages with black and white and colour plates covering the three main North Eastern companies of Sowerby, Davidson and Greener
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English Pressed Glass 1830-1900 - Raymond Slack - ISBN 0 7126 1871 6 - 1987
208 pages with black and white and colour plates covering all English pressed glass manufacturers with list of Design Registrations
Recommended
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The Identification of English Pressed Glass 1842-1908 - Jenny Thompson - ISBN 0 9515491 0 3 - 1989
166 pages with black and white and colour plates covering all English pressed glass manufacturers with extensive list of Design Registrations including patterns and line drawings
32 page supplement ISBN 0 9515491 1 1, includes more pattern book and design registration details from various manufacturers
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Sowerby Gateshead Glass - Simon Cottle - ISBN 0 0905974 27 1 - 1986
112 pages with colour plates covering the full history of the Sowerby glass factory.
Includes a list of Design Registrations and the 1882 pattern book. This book is a must for any Sowerby collector.
Recommended
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British Glass 1800-1914 - Charles R. Hajdamach - ISBN 1 85149 141 4 - 1991
466 pages covering the full the history British glass mainly of the Victorian era.
Includes a chapter on Pressed Glass.
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Pressed Flint Glass - Raymond Notley - ISBN 0 85263 72 9 - 1986
32 pages small book with illustrations and pictures on clear pressed glass fron the 1830's to the 1960's.
Includes some interesting facts, worth a look.
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