Illustration of the manufactory in Sandwich from the American Magazine, 1835
Sandwich glass

The Boston and Sandwich Glass Company was incorporated in 1826 to hold the glass factory built a year earlier in Sandwich, Massachusetts, by Deming Jarves. The factory was closed in 1888 amid disputes with a newly formed glassmakers' labor union.[1]

The factory was one of the earliest to produce pressed glass.[2]

The company was an employer of Nicholas Lutz.[3] The Sandwich Glass Museum now contains many pieces from the company.

References

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  1. ^ Chipman, Frank W. (1932). The Romance of Old Sandwich Glass. Sandwich Publishing Company Inc.
  2. ^ Smith, Leonard H. Jr., ed. (2004). "Glass-Making in Sandwich". Cape Cod Library of Local History and Genealogy: a facsimile edition of 108 pamphlets published in the early 20th century. Baltimore, MD: Reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co. ISBN 0-8063-1324-2.
  3. ^ Lee, Ruth Webb (August 1941). "Flashback: Paperweights by Nicholas Lutz". American Collector. Article reprinted at Collectors Weekly, retrieved May 10, 2013.


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