Dreams of Glass The Story of William McLaughlin and His Glass Company by Fred Padgett 256 pages, 8 1/2" x 11", softbound (1996)

• Relive William McLaughlin's early years as a child apprentice in Bob Good's factory in Valverde, Colorado before the turn of the century.
• Join young William as he traveled across the United States both as a vacationing tourist and as a working glassblower in the early 1900's.
• Witness the unusual series of events that caused William McLaughlin to leave the glass industry and rejoin it, becoming a major force as a glass manufacturer for 40 years.
• 63 pages of Mr. McLaughlin's anecdotes edited into chronological order.
• Over 150 half tone photographs of family, factories, items manufactured and people involved.
• Over 50 pages of patent information, advertising, drawings and exhibits.
• 25 page insulator identification chart.
• Discussions of bottles, insulators, juice reamers, lighting fixtures, largeware, and the McLaughlin commemorative insulators.
• 4 color process insert of colorful McLaughlin glass.

Price:

$39.00 postpaid (U.S.)

$42.00 postpaid (Canada)

 

Send check to:

Bob McLaughlin
2327 E. Goshen Ave.
Fresno, CA 93720

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