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.

 

English 19th Century Press-Moulded Glass by Colin Lattimore

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

The Peacock and the Lions by Sheilagh Murray

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

English Pressed Glass 1830-1900 by Raymond Slack

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

The Identification of English Pressed Glass 1842-1908 by Jenny Thompson A Suppliment to The Identification of English Pressed Glass 1842-1908 by Jenny Thompson

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

Sowerby Gateshead Glass by Simon Cottle

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

British Glass 1800-1914 by Charles R. Hajdamach

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.

British Glass 1800-1914 by Charles R. Hajdamach

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.